Wemustleavethisplace,directly,saidMr。Pickwick,asherefoldedthenote。Itwouldnothavebeendecentforustoremainhere,underanycircumstances,afterwhathashappened。andnowweareboundtofollowinsearchofourfriend。Andsosaying,heledthewaytothehouse。
Hisintentionwasrapidlycommunicated。Theentreatiestoremainwerepressing,butMr。Pickwickwasinflexible。Business,hesaid,requiredhisimmediateattendance。
Theoldclergymanwaspresent。
Youarenotreallygoing?saidhe,takingMr。Pickwickaside。
Mr。Pickwickreiteratedhisformerdetermination。