Longbeforethecloseofthisaddress,whichweareboundtosaywasofaveryprosycharacterforMr。Pickwick,theSerjeanthadrelapsedintoastateofabstraction。Aftersomeminutes,however,duringwhichhehadreassumedhispen,heappearedtobeagainawareofthepresenceofhisclients。raisinghisheadfromthepaper,hesaid,rathersnappishly,Whoiswithmeinthiscase?
Mr。Phunky,SerjeantSnubbin,repliedtheattorney。
Phunky,Phunky,saidtheSerjeant,Ineverheardthenamebefore。
Hemustbeaveryyoungman。
Yes,heisaveryyoungman,repliedtheattorney。Hewasonlycalledtheotherday。Letmesee——hehasnotbeenattheBareightyearsyet。