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Miss Jenkyns tried to drown this confession by a terrible cough -- for the Honourable Mrs Jamieson was sitting at a card-table nearest Miss Jessie , and what would she say or think if she found out she was in the same room with a shop-keeper 's niece ! But Miss Jessie Brown -LRB- who had no tact , as we all agreed the next morning -RRB- _ would _ repeat the information , and assure Miss Pole she could easily get her the identical Shetland wool required , `` through my uncle , who has the best assortment of Shetland goods of any one in Edinbro ' . '' It was to take the taste of this out of our mouths , and the sound of this out of our ears , that Miss Jenkyns proposed music ; so I say again , it was very good of her to beat time to the song . When the trays re-appeared with biscuits and wine , punctually at a quarter to nine , there was conversation , comparing of cards , and talking over tricks ; but by-and-by Captain Brown sported a bit of literature . `` Have you seen any numbers of ` The Pickwick Papers ' ? '' said he . -LRB- They were then publishing in parts . -RRB-