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There
being
no
further
preliminaries
to
arrange
,
the
company
straggled
into
the
town
in
little
knots
of
twos
and
threes
;
and
within
a
quarter
of
an
hour
were
all
seated
in
the
great
room
of
the
Blue
Lion
Inn
,
Muggleton
—
Mr
.
Dumkins
acting
as
chairman
,
and
Mr
.
Luffey
officiating
as
vice
.
There
was
a
vast
deal
of
talking
and
rattling
of
knives
and
forks
,
and
plates
;
a
great
running
about
of
three
ponderous
–
headed
waiters
,
and
a
rapid
disappearance
of
the
substantial
viands
on
the
table
;
to
each
and
every
of
which
item
of
confusion
,
the
facetious
Mr
.
Jingle
lent
the
aid
of
half
-
a
-
dozen
ordinary
men
at
least
.
When
everybody
had
eaten
as
much
as
possible
,
the
cloth
was
removed
,
bottles
,
glasses
,
and
dessert
were
placed
on
the
table
;
and
the
waiters
withdrew
to
‘
clear
away
,
‘
or
in
other
words
,
to
appropriate
to
their
own
private
use
and
emolument
whatever
remnants
of
the
eatables
and
drinkables
they
could
contrive
to
lay
their
hands
on
.
Amidst
the
general
hum
of
mirth
and
conversation
that
ensued
,
there
was
a
little
man
with
a
puffy
Say
-
nothing
-
to
-
me
,
-
or
–
I
’
ll
–
contradict
-
you
sort
of
countenance
,
who
remained
very
quiet
;
occasionally
looking
round
him
when
the
conversation
slackened
,
as
if
he
contemplated
putting
in
something
very
weighty
;
and
now
and
then
bursting
into
a
short
cough
of
inexpressible
grandeur
.
At
length
,
during
a
moment
of
comparative
silence
,
the
little
man
called
out
in
a
very
loud
,
solemn
voice
—
‘
Mr
.
Luffey
!
’
Everybody
was
hushed
into
a
profound
stillness
as
the
individual
addressed
,
replied
—
‘
Sir
!
’
‘
I
wish
to
address
a
few
words
to
you
,
Sir
,
if
you
will
entreat
the
gentlemen
to
fill
their
glasses
.
’
Mr
.
Jingle
uttered
a
patronising
‘
Hear
,
hear
,
’
which
was
responded
to
by
the
remainder
of
the
company
;
and
the
glasses
having
been
filled
,
the
vice
-
president
assumed
an
air
of
wisdom
in
a
state
of
profound
attention
;
and
said
—
