[00:00.00]Unit 17 Langhter

[00:04.75]Lesson 3 A Comic Novel

[00:09.48]Mr Pickwick,his friends and his servant,Sam

[00:12.86],Visit Mr Wardle in the country at Christmas.

[00:17.47]"Now,"Said Wardle,"

[00:18.84]what do you say to an hour on the ice?"

[00:21.50]"Prime!"exclaimed Mr Bob Sawyer.

[00:24.81]"You skate of course,Winkle?"said Wardle.

[00:27.62]"Ye-yes,oh yes,"replied Mr Winkle.

[00:30.55]"I-I-am rather out of practice."

[00:34.50]"Oh,do skate,Mr Winkle,"said Arabella.

[00:37.17]"I like it so much."

[00:39.75]Oh, it is so graceful.said another young lady.

[00:43.54]"I would love to,"said Mr Winkle.reddening.

[00:47.43]"but I have no skates."

[00:50.17]When someone announced that

[00:51.05]there were plenty of skates,

[00:52.90]Mr Winkle expressed delight,

[00:54.72]but suddeny looked uncomfortable.

[00:58.63]Everyone went outside to the frozen pond,

[01:01.29]and Bob Ssawyer started skating brilliantly.

[01:05.46]All this time.

[01:06.20]Mr Winkle had been putting his skates on.

[01:09.70]At last,with the assistance of Sam.

[01:11.99]Winkle was raised to his feet.

[01:14.41]"Now,Sir,"said Sam,"off you go."

[01:16.83]"Stop,Sam,stop,"

[01:17.95]said Mr Winkle trembling violently,

[01:20.69]and clutching hold of Sam's arms

[01:22.37]with the grasp of a drowning man.

[01:25.48]"How slippery it is,Sam!"

[01:28.33]"Not an uncommon thing upon ice,Sir,"

[01:30.41]replied Sam."Now,Mr Winkle,"cried Mr Pickwick,

[01:34.76]quite unaware that therewas anything the matter

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