“No, no,” said Mr. Pickwick, “not an end of it, I assure you; for I must hear how, and why, and all about it.”
Wardle smiled as every head was bent forward to hear; and filling out the wassail with no stinted hand, nodded a health to Mr. Pickwick, and began as follows:
But bless our editorial heart, what a long chapter we have been betrayed into! We had quite forgotten all such petty restrictions as chapters, we solemnly declare. So here goes, to give the goblin a fair start in a new one! A clear stage and no favour for the goblins, ladies and gentlemen, if you please.
END OF VOL. I
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Transcriber’s note
Small errors in punctuation were corrected without note, also the following changes were made, on page
14 “Snodrgass” changed to “Snodgrass” (said Mr. Snodgrass.)
32 “horizon” changed to “heroism” (but his heroism was invincible.)
70 “it” removed (replied Mr. Winkle.)
72 “nothwithstanding” changed to “notwithstanding” (notwithstanding all kinds of coaxing and wheedling)
78 “haraccters” changed to “characters” (and speculate upon the characters and pursuits)
204 “smkoe” changed to “smoke” (who continued to smoke with great vehemence.)
286 “su er” changed to “suffer” (caption: “I won’t suffer this barrow to)
289 “tail” changed to “tall” (the very spot where the tall man’s brain would have been)
320 “asid” changed to “said” (said Mr. Pickwick, laughing.)
359 “aimable” changed to “amiable” (it’s a amiable weakness)
428 “junps” changed to “jumps” (Mr. Weller jumps up behind)
441 “drive” changed to “derive” (that he may derive from the contemplation of her felicity)
446 “that” changed to “than” (and what’s worse than that).
Otherwise the original of this edition was preserved, including inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation etc.