“I did,” replied Mr. Pickwick; “and I certainly thought⁠—”

“I asked for no opinion,” said the dismal man, interrupting him, “and I want none. You are travelling for amusement and instruction. Suppose I forward you a curious manuscript⁠—observe, not curious because wild or improbable, but curious as a leaf from the romance of real life⁠—would you communicate it to the club, of which you have spoken so frequently?”

“Certainly,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “if you wished it; and it would be entered on their transactions.”