Thesceneofthatafternoonwasrepeatedthatevening，andonthethreeafternoonsandeveningsnextensuing。Onthefourth，thehostwasinhighspirits，forhehadsatisfiedhimselfthattherewasnogroundforthechargeagainstMr。Tupman。SowasMr。Tupman，forMr。Jinglehadtoldhimthathisaffairwouldsoonbebroughttoacrisis。SowasMr。Pickwick，forhewasseldomotherwise。SowasnotMr。Snodgrass，forhehadgrownjealousofMr。Tupman。Sowastheoldlady，forshehadbeenwinningatwhist。SowereMr。JingleandMissWardle，forreasonsofsufficientimportanceinthiseventfulhistorytobenarratedinanotherchapter。
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THEsupperwasreadylaid，thechairsweredrawnroundthetable，bottles，jugs，andglasseswerearrangedupontheside-board，andeverythingbetokenedtheapproachofthemostconvivialperiodinthewholefour-and-twentyhours。
Where’sRachael？saidMr。Wardle。
Ay，andJingle？addedMr。Pickwick。