bout gesticulating. A
very spirited white horse is introduced with a postillion as spirited;
the single chaise in the distance, the horses drawn back, and Jingle
stretching out, is admirable. It is somehow conveyed in a clever way in
_b_ that Miss Wardle is peeping through the hind window at the scene.
There is a wheel on the ground in _b_, and one hat; in _a_ there are two
hats--Mr. Pickwick's, which is recognizable, and Wardle's.

15. "First Appearance of Mr. S. Weller." In the first issue a faint
"Nemo" can be made out in the corner, and it is said the same signature
is on the preceding plate, though I have never been able to trace it
clearly. This plate, as is well known, represents the court of the Old
White Hart Inn in the Borough, which was pulled down some years ago. On
this background--the galleries, etc., being picturesquely indicated--stand
out brilliantly the four figures. The plate was varied in important
ways. In the _b_ version some fine effects of light and shade are
brought out by the aid of the loaded cart and Wardle's figure. Wardle's
hat is changed from a common round one to a low broad-leafed one, his
figure made stouter, and he is clothed with dark instead of white
breeches, his face broadened and made more good-humoured. Sam's face in
_b_ is made much more like the ideal Sam; that in _a_ is grotesque.
Perker's face and attitude are altered in _b_, where he is made more
interrogative. Mr. Pickwick in _b_ is much more placid and bland than in
_a_, and he carries his hat more jauntily. Top-boots in _b_ are
introduced among those which Sam is cleaning. He, oddly, seems to be
cleaning a _white_ boot. A capital dog in _b_ is sniffing at Mr.
Pickwick's leg; in _a_ there is a rather unmeaning skulking animal. All
the smaller figures are altered.

16. "Mrs. Bardell Faints." The first plate is feeble and ill-drawn,
though Mrs. Bardell's and Tupman's faces are good, the latter somewhat
farcical; the boy "Tommy" is decidedly bad and too small. Mr. Pickwick's
face in _a_ is better than in _b_. In the second attempt all is bolder
and more spirited. The three Pickwickians are made to express
astonishment, even in their legs. There is a table-desk in _a_, not in
_b_. A clock and two vases are introduced, and a picture over the mirror
representing a sleeping beauty with a cupid.

17. "The Election at Eatanswill." The first plate represents an
election riot in front of the hustings, which