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Now
general
benevolence
was
one
of
the
leading
features
of
the
Pickwickian
theory
,
and
no
one
was
more
remarkable
for
the
zealous
manner
in
which
he
observed
so
noble
a
principle
than
Mr
.
Tracy
Tupman
.
The
number
of
instances
recorded
on
the
Transactions
of
the
Society
,
in
which
that
excellent
man
referred
objects
of
charity
to
the
houses
of
other
members
for
left
-
off
garments
or
pecuniary
relief
is
almost
incredible
.
‘
I
should
be
very
happy
to
lend
you
a
change
of
apparel
for
the
purpose
,
’
said
Mr
.
Tracy
Tupman
,
‘
but
you
are
rather
slim
,
and
I
am
—
’
‘
Rather
fat
—
grown
-
up
Bacchus
—
cut
the
leaves
—
dismounted
from
the
tub
,
and
adopted
kersey
,
eh
?
—
not
double
distilled
,
but
double
milled
—
ha
!
ha
!
pass
the
wine
.
’
Whether
Mr
.
Tupman
was
somewhat
indignant
at
the
peremptory
tone
in
which
he
was
desired
to
pass
the
wine
which
the
stranger
passed
so
quickly
away
,
or
whether
he
felt
very
properly
scandalised
at
an
influential
member
of
the
Pickwick
Club
being
ignominiously
compared
to
a
dismounted
Bacchus
,
is
a
fact
not
yet
completely
ascertained
.
He
passed
the
wine
,
coughed
twice
,
and
looked
at
the
stranger
for
several
seconds
with
a
stern
intensity
;
as
that
individual
,
however
,
appeared
perfectly
collected
,
and
quite
calm
under
his
searching
glance
,
he
gradually
relaxed
,
and
reverted
to
the
subject
of
the
ball
.
‘
I
was
about
to
observe
,
Sir
,
’
he
said
,
‘
that
though
my
apparel
would
be
too
large
,
a
suit
of
my
friend
Mr
.
Winkle
’
s
would
,
perhaps
,
fit
you
better
.
’
The
stranger
took
Mr
.
Winkle
’
s
measure
with
his
eye
,
and
that
feature
glistened
with
satisfaction
as
he
said
,
‘
Just
the
thing
.
’
Mr
.
Tupman
looked
round
him
.
The
wine
,
which
had
exerted
its
somniferous
influence
over
Mr
.
Snodgrass
and
Mr
.
Winkle
,
had
stolen
upon
the
senses
of
Mr
.
Pickwick
.
That
gentleman
had
gradually
passed
through
the
various
stages
which
precede
the
lethargy
produced
by
dinner
,
and
its
consequences
.
He
had
undergone
the
ordinary
transitions
from
the
height
of
conviviality
to
the
depth
of
misery
,
and
from
the
depth
of
misery
to
the
height
of
conviviality
.
Like
a
gas
-
lamp
in
the
street
,
with
the
wind
in
the
pipe
,
he
had
exhibited
for
a
moment
an
unnatural
brilliancy
,
then
sank
so
low
as
to
be
scarcely
discernible
;
after
a
short
interval
,
he
had
burst
out
again
,
to
enlighten
for
a
moment
;
then
flickered
with
an
uncertain
,
staggering
sort
of
light
,
and
then
gone
out
altogether
.
His
head
was
sunk
upon
his
bosom
,
and
perpetual
snoring
,
with
a
partial
choke
occasionally
,
were
the
only
audible
indications
of
the
great
man
’
s
presence
.
The
temptation
to
be
present
at
the
ball
,
and
to
form
his
first
impressions
of
the
beauty
of
the
Kentish
ladies
,
was
strong
upon
Mr
.
Tupman
.
The
temptation
to
take
the
stranger
with
him
was
equally
great
.
He
was
wholly
unacquainted
with
the
place
and
its
inhabitants
,
and
the
stranger
seemed
to
possess
as
great
a
knowledge
of
both
as
if
he
had
lived
there
from
his
infancy
.
Mr
.
Winkle
was
asleep
,
and
Mr
.
Tupman
had
had
sufficient
experience
in
such
matters
to
know
that
the
moment
he
awoke
he
would
,
in
the
ordinary
course
of
nature
,
roll
heavily
to
bed
.
He
was
undecided
.
‘
Fill
your
glass
,
and
pass
the
wine
,
’
said
the
indefatigable
visitor
.
Mr
.
Tupman
did
as
he
was
requested
;
and
the
additional
stimulus
of
the
last
glass
settled
his
determination
.
