"I am ruminating," said Mr. Pickwick, "on the strange mutability of human affairs." "Ah! I see — in at the… — Charles Dickens
"I am ruminating," said Mr. Pickwick, "on the strange mutability of human affairs." "Ah! I see — in at the palace door one day, out at the window the next. Philosopher, Sir?" "An observer of human nature, Sir," said Mr. Pickwick. "Ah, so am I. Most people are when they've little to do and less to get."
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