Mr. Tapley Acts Third Party With Great Discretion
Phiz (Halbot K. Browne)
June 1843
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Moment realized: Mark was intent upon the fog when Martin took the letter he had written from his pocket, and read it to Mary. "'My dear Tom Pinch.' That's rather familiar perhaps, but I call him my dear Tom Pinch, because he likes it, and it pleases him" (Ch. 14). In the background are the towers of Salisbury Cathedral. — Chapter 14
Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit
Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.
