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‘
I
was
not
present
myself
,
’
replied
the
visitor
,
‘
and
in
consequence
of
your
firm
refusal
to
give
your
card
to
Doctor
Slammer
,
I
was
desired
by
that
gentleman
to
identify
the
wearer
of
a
very
uncommon
coat
—
a
bright
blue
dress
-
coat
,
with
a
gilt
button
displaying
a
bust
,
and
the
letters
"
P
.
C
.
"
’
Mr
.
Winkle
actually
staggered
with
astonishment
as
he
heard
his
own
costume
thus
minutely
described
.
Doctor
Slammer
’
s
friend
proceeded
:
—
‘
From
the
inquiries
I
made
at
the
bar
,
just
now
,
I
was
convinced
that
the
owner
of
the
coat
in
question
arrived
here
,
with
three
gentlemen
,
yesterday
afternoon
.
I
immediately
sent
up
to
the
gentleman
who
was
described
as
appearing
the
head
of
the
party
,
and
he
at
once
referred
me
to
you
.
’
If
the
principal
tower
of
Rochester
Castle
had
suddenly
walked
from
its
foundation
,
and
stationed
itself
opposite
the
coffee
-
room
window
,
Mr
.
Winkle
’
s
surprise
would
have
been
as
nothing
compared
with
the
profound
astonishment
with
which
he
had
heard
this
address
.
His
first
impression
was
that
his
coat
had
been
stolen
.
‘
Will
you
allow
me
to
detain
you
one
moment
?
’
said
he
.
‘
Certainly
,
’
replied
the
unwelcome
visitor
.
Mr
.
Winkle
ran
hastily
upstairs
,
and
with
a
trembling
hand
opened
the
bag
.
There
was
the
coat
in
its
usual
place
,
but
exhibiting
,
on
a
close
inspection
,
evident
tokens
of
having
been
worn
on
the
preceding
night
.
‘
It
must
be
so
,
’
said
Mr
.
Winkle
,
letting
the
coat
fall
from
his
hands
.
‘
I
took
too
much
wine
after
dinner
,
and
have
a
very
vague
recollection
of
walking
about
the
streets
,
and
smoking
a
cigar
afterwards
.
The
fact
is
,
I
was
very
drunk
;
—
I
must
have
changed
my
coat
—
gone
somewhere
—
and
insulted
somebody
—
I
have
no
doubt
of
it
;
and
this
message
is
the
terrible
consequence
.
’
Saying
which
,
Mr
.
Winkle
retraced
his
steps
in
the
direction
of
the
coffee
-
room
,
with
the
gloomy
and
dreadful
resolve
of
accepting
the
challenge
of
the
warlike
Doctor
Slammer
,
and
abiding
by
the
worst
consequences
that
might
ensue
.
To
this
determination
Mr
.
Winkle
was
urged
by
a
variety
of
considerations
,
the
first
of
which
was
his
reputation
with
the
club
.
He
had
always
been
looked
up
to
as
a
high
authority
on
all
matters
of
amusement
and
dexterity
,
whether
offensive
,
defensive
,
or
inoffensive
;
and
if
,
on
this
very
first
occasion
of
being
put
to
the
test
,
he
shrunk
back
from
the
trial
,
beneath
his
leader
’
s
eye
,
his
name
and
standing
were
lost
for
ever
.
Besides
,
he
remembered
to
have
heard
it
frequently
surmised
by
the
uninitiated
in
such
matters
that
by
an
understood
arrangement
between
the
seconds
,
the
pistols
were
seldom
loaded
with
ball
;
and
,
furthermore
,
he
reflected
that
if
he
applied
to
Mr
.
Snodgrass
to
act
as
his
second
,
and
depicted
the
danger
in
glowing
terms
,
that
gentleman
might
possibly
communicate
the
intelligence
to
Mr
.
Pickwick
,
who
would
certainly
lose
no
time
in
transmitting
it
to
the
local
authorities
,
and
thus
prevent
the
killing
or
maiming
of
his
follower
.
Such
were
his
thoughts
when
he
returned
to
the
coffee
-
room
,
and
intimated
his
intention
of
accepting
the
doctor
’
s
challenge
.
