three o’clock
Mr. Tupman and Mr. Snodgrass arrived , most opportunely , in this stage of the pleadings , and as it was necessary to explain to them all that had occurred , together with the various reasons pro and con , the whole of the arguments were gone over again , after which everybody urged every argument in his own way , and at his own length . And , at last , Mr. Pickwick , fairly argued and remonstrated out of all his resolutions , and being in imminent danger of being argued and remonstrated out of his wits , caught Arabella in his arms , and declaring that she was a very amiable creature , and that he did n't know how it was , but he had always been very fond of her from the first , said he could never find it in his heart to stand in the way of young people 's happiness , and they might do with him as they pleased . Mr. Weller 's first act , on hearing this concession , was to despatch Job Trotter to the illustrious Mr. Pell , with an authority to deliver to the bearer the formal discharge which his prudent parent had had the foresight to leave in the hands of that learned gentleman , in case it should be , at any time , required on an emergency ; his next proceeding was , to invest his whole stock of ready-money in the purchase of five - and-twenty gallons of mild porter , which he himself dispensed on the racket-ground to everybody who would partake of it ; this done , he hurra 'd in divers parts of the building until he lost his voice , and then quietly relapsed into his usual collected and philosophical condition . At three o'clock that afternoon , Mr. Pickwick took a last look at his little room , and made his way , as well as he could , through the throng of debtors who pressed eagerly forward to shake him by the hand , until he reached the lodge steps . He turned here , to look about him , and his eye lightened as he did so . In all the crowd of wan , emaciated faces , he saw not one which was not happier for his sympathy and charity . ` Perker , ' said Mr. Pickwick , beckoning one young man towards him , ` this is Mr. Jingle , whom I spoke to you about . '