Comealong，shoutedtheoldgentleman，addressingMr。Winkle。akeenhandlikeyououghttohavebeenuplongago，eventosuchpoorworkasthis。
Mr。Winklerespondedwithaforcedsmile，andtookupthesparegunwithanexpressionofcountenancewhichameta-physicalrook，impressedwithaforebodingofhisapproachingdeathbyviolence，maybesupposedtoassume。Itmighthavebeenkeenness，butitlookedremarkablylikemisery。
Theoldgentlemannodded。andtworaggedboyswhohadbeenmarshalledtothespotunderthedirectionoftheinfantLambert，forthwithcommencedclimbinguptwoofthetrees。
Whatarethoseladsfor？inquiredMr。Pickwickabruptly。Hewasratheralarmed。forhewasnotquitecertainbutthatthedistressoftheagriculturalinterest，aboutwhichhehadoftenheardagreatdeal，mighthavecompelledthesmallboysattachedtothesoiltoearnaprecariousandhazardoussubsistencebymakingmarksofthemselvesforin-experiencedsportsmen。
Onlytostartthegame，repliedMr。Wardle，laughing。