coach, make up a perfect _play_. There seems
a flutter over all; it is like, as it was intended to be, a scene in a
dream.

"Mr. Winkle Returns under Extraordinary Circumstances." There is little
difference between the plates, save as to the details of the objects in
the cupboard. In _b_ some bottles have been introduced on the top shelf.
Mrs. Winkle's is a pleasing, graceful figure in both, and improved and
refined in _b_. More spirit, too, is put into Mr. Pickwick's figure as
he rises in astonishment. It may be noted what a graceful type of
womanhood then prevailed, the face being thrown out by "bands" of hair
and ringlets, the large spreading bonnets and white veils. Mary wears an
enormous bonnet or hat like her mistress.

"Mr. Sawyer's Mode of Travelling." The amazing spirit and movement of
this picture cannot be too much praised. The chaise seems whirling
along, so that the coach, meeting it, seems embarrassed and striving to
get out of the way. The Irish family, struggling to keep up with the
chaise, is inimitable. There are some changes in _b_. The man with the
stick behind has a bundle or bag attached. The mother with her three
children is a delightful group, and much improved in the second plate.
The child holding up flowers is admirably drawn. The child who has
fallen is given a different attitude in _b_. The dog, too, is slightly
altered.

"The Rival Editors." There is little change made, save that more plates,
jugs, etc., are introduced. The "row" is shown with extraordinary
spirit. Note the grotesque effect of Pott's face, shown through the
cloth that Sam has put over his head. The onions have got detached from
the hank hung to the ceiling, and are tumbling on the combatants, and--a
capital touch this--the blackbird, whose cage has been covered over to
secure its repose, is shown in _b_ dashing against the bars. We might
ask, however, what does the cook there, and why does she "trouble herself
about the warming-pan"?

"Mary and the Fat Boy." Both plates nearly the same, the languishing
face of the Fat Boy admirable. Mary's figure, as she draws the chair,
charming, though somewhat stout at the back. The cook is present, and a
plate laid for her, which is contrary to the text.

"Mr. Weller and his Friends Drinking to Mr. Pell." Plates almost the
same, save for a slight alteration in the faces, and a vinegar cruet
introduced next to Mr. Pell's oysters. Admirable and most original