Interms of grateful acknowledgment for the kindness of his brother,though expressed most concisely, he then delivered on paper his perfectapprobation of all that was done, and his willingness to fulfil theengagements that had been made for him.
Four sides of paper wereinsufficient to contain all her delight, and all her earnest desire ofbeing loved by her sister.
The followingresolutions unanimously agreed to:--'That this Association has heard read, with feelings of unmingledsatisfaction, and unqualified approval, the paper communicated by SamuelPickwick, Esq.
Who--I? Brown paper parcelhere, that's all--other luggage gone by water--packing-cases, nailedup--big as houses--heavy, heavy, damned heavy,' replied the stranger, ashe forced into his pocket as much as he could of the brown paper parcel,which presented most suspicious indications of containing one shirt anda handkerchief.
Shall we say five?Suit me excellently,' said the stranger, 'five precisely--tillthen--care of yourselves;' and lifting the pinched-up hat a few inchesfrom his head, and carelessly replacing it very much on one side, thestranger, with half the brown paper parcel sticking out of his pocket,walked briskly up the yard, and turned into the High Street.
He had divested himself of his brown paper parcel, but had madeno alteration in his attire, and was, if possible, more loquacious thanever.
Now sir,'said Mr. Pickwick, 'will you oblige us by proceeding with what you weregoing to relate?'The dismal individual took a dirty roll of paper from his pocket, andturning to Mr. Snodgrass, who had just taken out his note-book, said ina hollow voice, perfectly in keeping with his outward man--'Are you thepoet?I--I do a little in that way,' replied Mr. Snodgrass, rather takenaback by the abruptness of the question.
A few nights afterwards,a boy put a dirty scrap of paper in my hand, on which were scrawled afew words in pencil, intimating that the man was dangerously ill, andbegging me, after the performance, to see him at his lodgings in somestreet--I forget the name of it now--at no great distance from thetheatre.