Chapter-9 The Pickwickians and Mr. Pickwick’s solicitors arrived at court and took their places. By and by, the presiding judge Mr. Justice Starleigh, a short, fat man with a “very comical-looking wig,” took his place and the trial began.But before the trial began, Thomas Goffen, a chemist, who had been selected for jury duty, argued […]
Chapter-8 At Mr. Pickwick’s behest, Mr. Wardle’s mother told “The Story of The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton”.The story revolves around Gabriel Grub, a surly, ill-humoured sexton who was wont to drink gin from an old wicker bottle that he keeps in his waistcoat pocket. It was Christmas Eve when Gabriel was on his way
Chepter-7 Despite their protests, the Pickwickians and Sam Weller were brought before the Magistrate who formally charged them for obstructing justice and planning to engage in a duel, which the law expressly forbade. Mr. Pickwick’s and Mr. Tupman’s bails were set with terms that they could not possibly meet.Presently, having conferred with Sam Weller, Mr.
Chapter-6 Mr. Pickwick’s presence in Mr. Lowten’s company had sobering effect on the party. No one was willing to sing lest he should embarrass himself before a stranger. So to put them at ease, Mr. Pickwick mentioned his temporary lodgings at a London inn, compelling Jack Bamber, who was an old man of Mr. Lowten’s
Chapter-5 On account of being soaked in the rain and being confined to a closet, Mr. Pickwick became afflicted with rheumatism for which he was confined to his bed for two days. On the third day, however, Mr. Pickwick invited Mr. Wardle and Mr. Trundle for a bout of wine drinking; they accepted. Subsequently, as
Chapter-4 The Pickwickians arrived in Eatanswill which was engrossed in an election pitting Samuel Slumkey of the Blue faction against Horatio Fizkin, Esq., of the Buff faction, for a seat in Parliament. The Pickwickians were on their way to the Town Arms Inn when they were caught in the middle of a mob which was
Chapter-3 The post-dinner supper was being served at Manor Farm when the host Mr. Wardle noticeed Miss Racheal’s—the spinster aunt’s—absence and Mr. Pickwick noticed Mr. Jingle’s absence. Not one to be inconvenienced in regard to his supper, Mr. Wardle urged the Pickwickians to sit down and join him and his family for supper while ordering
Chapter-2 While leaning over the balustrades of Rochester bridge, Mr. Pickwick admired the morning scenery, which included the ruins of old castles and the sea-weed rich nearby sea when he was joined by Dismal Jemmy. To Mr. Pickwick’s consternation, Dismal Jemmy spoke of the advantages of drowning oneself, and of thereby putting an end to
Chapter-1 The Pickwick Club was a club dedicated “to the advancement of knowledge, and the diffusion of learning. Its members included Samuel Pickwick, Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass, and Nathaniel Winkle who were to provide periodic reports (to the Club) of their travels which were financed out of their own pockets, meaning that they were gentlemen
Chapter-12 Mr. and Mrs. Morland’s surprise on being applied to by Mr. Tilney for their consent to his marrying their daughter was, for a few minutes, considerable, it having never entered their heads to suspect an attachment on either side; but as nothing, after all, could be more natural than Catherine’s being beloved, they soon
Chapter-11 Catherine’s disposition was not naturally sedentary, nor had her habits been ever very industrious; but whatever might hitherto have been her defects of that sort, her mother could not but perceive them now to be greatly increased. She could neither sit still nor employ herself for ten minutes together, walking round the garden and
Chapter-10 Catherine was too wretched to be fearful. The journey in itself had no terrors for her; and she began it without either dreading its length or feeling its solitariness. Leaning back in one comer of the carriage, in a violent burst of tears, she was conveyed some miles beyond the walls of the abbey
Chapter-9 Soon after this, the general found himself obliged to go to London for a week; and he left Northanger earnestly regretting that any necessity should rob him even for an hour of Miss Morland’s company, and anxiously recommending the study of her comfort and amusement to his children as their chief object in his
Chapter-8 The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella—Bath, April“My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner. I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for
Chapter-7 From this time, the subject was frequently canvassed by the three young people; and Catherine found, with some surprise, that her two young friends were perfectly agreed in considering Isabella’s want of consequence and fortune as likely to throw great difficulties in the way of her marrying their brother. Their persuasion that the general