ts and accidents 272
Broken-down bridge 273
A fortunate resolve 273
Post-boy in danger 274
The rescue 274
Narrow escape 274
A Highland inn and inmates 275
English comfort at Dalmally 275
Dinner at Glasgow proposed 276
Eagerness for home 276

CHAPTER XVII. 1841.

Pages 277-283.

AGAIN AT BROADSTAIRS. AET. 29.

Peel and his party 277
Getting very radical 278
Thoughts of colonizing 278
Political squib by C. D. 278
Fine old English Tory times 279
Mesmerism 280
Metropolitan prisons 280
Book by a workman 280
An August day by the sea 281
Another story in prospect 281
_Clock_ discontents 281
New adventure 282
Agreement for it signed 282
The book that proved to be _Chuzzlewit_ 283
Peel and Lord Ashley 283
Visions of America 283

CHAPTER XVIII. 1841.

Pages 284-291.

EVE OF THE VISIT TO AMERICA. AET. 29.

Greetings from America 284
Reply to Washington Irving 284
Difficulties in the way 285
Resolve to go 286
Wish to revisit scenes of boyhood 286
Proposed book of travel 286
Arrangements for the journey 287
Impatience of suspense 287
Resolve to leave the children 288
Mrs. Dickens reconciled 288
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