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I was so shocked by the contents of this heart-rending
letter, that I ran off directly towards the little hotel with the
intention of taking it on my way to Doctor Strong’s, and
trying to soothe Mr. Micawber with a word of comfort. But,
half-way there, I met the London coach with Mr. and Mrs.
Micawber up behind; Mr. Micawber, the very picture of
tranquil enjoyment, smiling at Mrs. Micawber’s conversa-
tion, eating walnuts out of a paper bag, with a bottle sticking
out of his breast pocket. As they did not see me, I thought it
best, all things considered, not to see them. So, with a great
weight taken off my mind, I turned into a by-street that was
the nearest way to school, and felt, upon the whole, relieved
that they were gone; though I still liked them very much,
nevertheless.