hero's
face--"missing his tip," as it were. This picture admirably illustrates
the artist's power of _legitimately_ emphasizing details--such as the
night-cap--to add to the comic situation.

"Mr. Weller Attacks the Executive of Ipswich." There is scarcely any
alteration worth notice.

"Job Trotter Encounters Sam." The two plates are nearly the same, except
that Mary's face is made prettier. Sam's is improved, and Job Trotter's
figure and face more marked and spirited.

"Christmas Eve at Mr. Wardle's." The changes here are a cat and dog
introduced in the foreground in _b_, instead of the dog which in _a_ is
between Mr. Pickwick and the old lady.

"Gabriel Grubb." A face is introduced into a branch or knot of the
tree--an odd, rather far-fetched effect. The effectively outlined church
in the background is St. Albans Abbey.

"Mr. Pickwick Slides." In _b_ Mr. Winkle's skates are introduced. In
one version there are _five_ stakes instead of four, and Miss Allen's fur
boots and feet are depicted differently in each.

"Conviviality at Bob Sawyer's." The two plates correspond almost
exactly--save for a slight alteration in the arrangement of the books in
the case.

"Mr. Pickwick Sits for his Portrait." Slight alterations in the faces
and in the bird-cage. The arrangement of the panes in the window is also
different. Mr. Pickwick's face is made more intelligent. A handle is
supplied to a pewter pot on the floor.

"The Warden's Room." Almost exactly the same in both. But why has Mr.
Pickwick his spectacles on when just roused from sleep? There is a
collar to the shirt hanging from the cord.

"The Meeting with Jingle." Very slight changes in the faces. The
child's face in _b_ is admirable, and, like one of Cruikshank's
miniatures, it conveys alarm and grief. The face of the woman watering
her plant is improved. Note the Hogarthian touch of the initials carved
on the window, sufficiently distinct and yet not intrusively so. This is
a most skilfully grouped and dramatic picture, and properly conveys the
author's idea.

"The Ghostly Passenger." This illustration of what is one of the best
tales of mystery is equally picturesque and original. The five figures
in front are truly remarkable. The elegant interesting figure of the
woman, the fop with his hat in the air, the bully with the big sword, the
man with the blunderbuss, and the bewildered rustic, to say nothing of
the muffled figures on the