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Mr. Peter Magnus would have deposed to Mr. Pickwick 's extraordinary interest in the matter of the proposal , and have added his suspicions on recalling Mr. Pickwick 's ambiguous declaration that he had come down to expose a certain person -- even one of his own sympathetic friends , who had witnessed the scene with Mrs. Bardell , and recalled the Boarding House incident , might murmur , `` How odd that he is ever thus in pursuit of the fair under suspicious circumstances ? _ could _ it be that after all ? -- What if he had some previous knowledge of the lady , and secretly admired her , and stung to fury at the notion of Mr. Peter Magnus marrying , had taken this strange mode of declaring his passion ? '' Even the sagacious Sam , devoted as he was to his master , was taken aback on meeting him in his midnight wanderings . ` Sam , ' said Mr. Pickwick , suddenly appearing before him , ` Where 's my bedroom ? ' Mr. Weller stared at his master with the most emphatic surprise ; and it was not until the question had been repeated three several times , that he turned round , and led the way to the long-sought apartment . ` Sam , ' said Mr. Pickwick , as he got into bed , ` I have made one of the most extraordinary mistakes to-night , that ever were heard of . '