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The
speeches
of
the
two
candidates
,
though
differing
in
every
other
respect
,
afforded
a
beautiful
tribute
to
the
merit
and
high
worth
of
the
electors
of
Eatanswill
.
Both
expressed
their
opinion
that
a
more
independent
,
a
more
enlightened
,
a
more
public
–
spirited
,
a
more
noble
-
minded
,
a
more
disinterested
set
of
men
than
those
who
had
promised
to
vote
for
him
,
never
existed
on
earth
;
each
darkly
hinted
his
suspicions
that
the
electors
in
the
opposite
interest
had
certain
swinish
and
besotted
infirmities
which
rendered
them
unfit
for
the
exercise
of
the
important
duties
they
were
called
upon
to
discharge
.
Fizkin
expressed
his
readiness
to
do
anything
he
was
wanted
:
Slumkey
,
his
determination
to
do
nothing
that
was
asked
of
him
.
Both
said
that
the
trade
,
the
manufactures
,
the
commerce
,
the
prosperity
of
Eatanswill
,
would
ever
be
dearer
to
their
hearts
than
any
earthly
object
;
and
each
had
it
in
his
power
to
state
,
with
the
utmost
confidence
,
that
he
was
the
man
who
would
eventually
be
returned
.
There
was
a
show
of
hands
;
the
mayor
decided
in
favour
of
the
Honourable
Samuel
Slumkey
,
of
Slumkey
Hall
.
Horatio
Fizkin
,
Esquire
,
of
Fizkin
Lodge
,
demanded
a
poll
,
and
a
poll
was
fixed
accordingly
.
Then
a
vote
of
thanks
was
moved
to
the
mayor
for
his
able
conduct
in
the
chair
;
and
the
mayor
,
devoutly
wishing
that
he
had
had
a
chair
to
display
his
able
conduct
in
(
for
he
had
been
standing
during
the
whole
proceedings
)
,
returned
thanks
.
The
processions
reformed
,
the
carriages
rolled
slowly
through
the
crowd
,
and
its
members
screeched
and
shouted
after
them
as
their
feelings
or
caprice
dictated
.
During
the
whole
time
of
the
polling
,
the
town
was
in
a
perpetual
fever
of
excitement
.
Everything
was
conducted
on
the
most
liberal
and
delightful
scale
.
Excisable
articles
were
remarkably
cheap
at
all
the
public
-
houses
;
and
spring
vans
paraded
the
streets
for
the
accommodation
of
voters
who
were
seized
with
any
temporary
dizziness
in
the
head
—
an
epidemic
which
prevailed
among
the
electors
,
during
the
contest
,
to
a
most
alarming
extent
,
and
under
the
influence
of
which
they
might
frequently
be
seen
lying
on
the
pavements
in
a
state
of
utter
insensibility
.
A
small
body
of
electors
remained
unpolled
on
the
very
last
day
They
were
calculating
and
reflecting
persons
,
who
had
not
yet
been
convinced
by
the
arguments
of
either
party
,
although
they
had
frequent
conferences
with
each
.
One
hour
before
the
close
of
the
poll
,
Mr
.
Perker
solicited
the
honour
of
a
private
interview
with
these
intelligent
,
these
noble
,
these
patriotic
men
.
it
was
granted
.
His
arguments
were
brief
but
satisfactory
.
They
went
in
a
body
to
the
poll
;
and
when
they
returned
,
the
Honourable
Samuel
Slumkey
,
of
Slumkey
Hall
,
was
returned
also
.
It
is
pleasant
to
turn
from
contemplating
the
strife
and
turmoil
of
political
existence
,
to
the
peaceful
repose
of
private
life
.
Although
in
reality
no
great
partisan
of
either
side
,
Mr
.
Pickwick
was
sufficiently
fired
with
Mr
.
Pott
’
s
enthusiasm
,
to
apply
his
whole
time
and
attention
to
the
proceedings
,
of
which
the
last
chapter
affords
a
description
compiled
from
his
own
memoranda
.
Nor
while
he
was
thus
occupied
was
Mr
.
Winkle
idle
,
his
whole
time
being
devoted
to
pleasant
walks
and
short
country
excursions
with
Mrs
.
Pott
,
who
never
failed
,
when
such
an
opportunity
presented
itself
,
to
seek
some
relief
from
the
tedious
monotony
she
so
constantly
complained
of
.
The
two
gentlemen
being
thus
completely
domesticated
in
the
editor
’
s
house
,
Mr
.
Tupman
and
Mr
.
Snodgrass
were
in
a
great
measure
cast
upon
their
own
resources
.
Taking
but
little
interest
in
public
affairs
,
they
beguiled
their
time
chiefly
with
such
amusements
as
the
Peacock
afforded
,
which
were
limited
to
a
bagatelle
-
board
in
the
first
floor
,
and
a
sequestered
skittle
-
ground
in
the
back
yard
.
In
the
science
and
nicety
of
both
these
recreations
,
which
are
far
more
abstruse
than
ordinary
men
suppose
,
they
were
gradually
initiated
by
Mr
.
Weller
,
who
possessed
a
perfect
knowledge
of
such
pastimes
.
Thus
,
notwithstanding
that
they
were
in
a
great
measure
deprived
of
the
comfort
and
advantage
of
Mr
.
Pickwick
’
s
society
,
they
were
still
enabled
to
beguile
the
time
,
and
to
prevent
its
hanging
heavily
on
their
hands
.
It
was
in
the
evening
,
however
,
that
the
Peacock
presented
attractions
which
enabled
the
two
friends
to
resist
even
the
invitations
of
the
gifted
,
though
prosy
,
Pott
.
It
was
in
the
evening
that
the
‘
commercial
room
’
was
filled
with
a
social
circle
,
whose
characters
and
manners
it
was
the
delight
of
Mr
.
Tupman
to
observe
;
whose
sayings
and
doings
it
was
the
habit
of
Mr
.
Snodgrass
to
note
down
.
Most
people
know
what
sort
of
places
commercial
rooms
usually
are
.
That
of
the
Peacock
differed
in
no
material
respect
from
the
generality
of
such
apartments
;
that
is
to
say
,
it
was
a
large
,
bare
-
looking
room
,
the
furniture
of
which
had
no
doubt
been
better
when
it
was
newer
,
with
a
spacious
table
in
the
centre
,
and
a
variety
of
smaller
dittos
in
the
corners
;
an
extensive
assortment
of
variously
shaped
chairs
,
and
an
old
Turkey
carpet
,
bearing
about
the
same
relative
proportion
to
the
size
of
the
room
,
as
a
lady
’
s
pocket
-
handkerchief
might
to
the
floor
of
a
watch
-
box
.
The
walls
were
garnished
with
one
or
two
large
maps
;
and
several
weather
-
beaten
rough
greatcoats
,
with
complicated
capes
,
dangled
from
a
long
row
of
pegs
in
one
corner
.
The
mantel
-
shelf
was
ornamented
with
a
wooden
inkstand
,
containing
one
stump
of
a
pen
and
half
a
wafer
;
a
road
-
book
and
directory
;
a
county
history
minus
the
cover
;
and
the
mortal
remains
of
a
trout
in
a
glass
coffin
.
The
atmosphere
was
redolent
of
tobacco
-
smoke
,
the
fumes
of
which
had
communicated
a
rather
dingy
hue
to
the
whole
room
,
and
more
especially
to
the
dusty
red
curtains
which
shaded
the
windows
.
On
the
sideboard
a
variety
of
miscellaneous
articles
were
huddled
together
,
the
most
conspicuous
of
which
were
some
very
cloudy
fish
-
sauce
cruets
,
a
couple
of
driving
-
boxes
,
two
or
three
whips
,
and
as
many
travelling
shawls
,
a
tray
of
knives
and
forks
,
and
the
mustard
.
Here
it
was
that
Mr
.
Tupman
and
Mr
.
Snodgrass
were
seated
on
the
evening
after
the
conclusion
of
the
election
,
with
several
other
temporary
inmates
of
the
house
,
smoking
and
drinking
.
