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‘
Impossible
,
’
replied
Mr
.
Pickwick
.
He
had
hardly
uttered
the
word
,
when
the
whole
half
-
dozen
regiments
levelled
their
muskets
as
if
they
had
but
one
common
object
,
and
that
object
the
Pickwickians
,
and
burst
forth
with
the
most
awful
and
tremendous
discharge
that
ever
shook
the
earth
to
its
centres
,
or
an
elderly
gentleman
off
his
.
It
was
in
this
trying
situation
,
exposed
to
a
galling
fire
of
blank
cartridges
,
and
harassed
by
the
operations
of
the
military
,
a
fresh
body
of
whom
had
begun
to
fall
in
on
the
opposite
side
,
that
Mr
.
Pickwick
displayed
that
perfect
coolness
and
self
-
possession
,
which
are
the
indispensable
accompaniments
of
a
great
mind
.
He
seized
Mr
.
Winkle
by
the
arm
,
and
placing
himself
between
that
gentleman
and
Mr
.
Snodgrass
,
earnestly
besought
them
to
remember
that
beyond
the
possibility
of
being
rendered
deaf
by
the
noise
,
there
was
no
immediate
danger
to
be
apprehended
from
the
firing
.
‘
But
—
but
—
suppose
some
of
the
men
should
happen
to
have
ball
cartridges
by
mistake
,
’
remonstrated
Mr
.
Winkle
,
pallid
at
the
supposition
he
was
himself
conjuring
up
.
‘
I
heard
something
whistle
through
the
air
now
—
so
sharp
;
close
to
my
ear
.
’
‘
We
had
better
throw
ourselves
on
our
faces
,
hadn
’
t
we
?
’
said
Mr
.
Snodgrass
.
‘
No
,
no
—
it
’
s
over
now
,
’
said
Mr
.
Pickwick
.
His
lip
might
quiver
,
and
his
cheek
might
blanch
,
but
no
expression
of
fear
or
concern
escaped
the
lips
of
that
immortal
man
.
Mr
.
Pickwick
was
right
—
the
firing
ceased
;
but
he
had
scarcely
time
to
congratulate
himself
on
the
accuracy
of
his
opinion
,
when
a
quick
movement
was
visible
in
the
line
;
the
hoarse
shout
of
the
word
of
command
ran
along
it
,
and
before
either
of
the
party
could
form
a
guess
at
the
meaning
of
this
new
manoeuvre
,
the
whole
of
the
half
-
dozen
regiments
,
with
fixed
bayonets
,
charged
at
double
-
quick
time
down
upon
the
very
spot
on
which
Mr
.
Pickwick
and
his
friends
were
stationed
.
Man
is
but
mortal
;
and
there
is
a
point
beyond
which
human
courage
cannot
extend
.
Mr
.
Pickwick
gazed
through
his
spectacles
for
an
instant
on
the
advancing
mass
,
and
then
fairly
turned
his
back
and
—
we
will
not
say
fled
;
firstly
,
because
it
is
an
ignoble
term
,
and
,
secondly
,
because
Mr
.
Pickwick
’
s
figure
was
by
no
means
adapted
for
that
mode
of
retreat
—
he
trotted
away
,
at
as
quick
a
rate
as
his
legs
would
convey
him
;
so
quickly
,
indeed
,
that
he
did
not
perceive
the
awkwardness
of
his
situation
,
to
the
full
extent
,
until
too
late
.
The
opposite
troops
,
whose
falling
-
in
had
perplexed
Mr
.
Pickwick
a
few
seconds
before
,
were
drawn
up
to
repel
the
mimic
attack
of
the
sham
besiegers
of
the
citadel
;
and
the
consequence
was
that
Mr
.
Pickwick
and
his
two
companions
found
themselves
suddenly
inclosed
between
two
lines
of
great
length
,
the
one
advancing
at
a
rapid
pace
,
and
the
other
firmly
waiting
the
collision
in
hostile
array
.
‘
Hoi
!
’
shouted
the
officers
of
the
advancing
line
.
‘
Get
out
of
the
way
!
’
cried
the
officers
of
the
stationary
one
.
