red to the angle of the wall in which he had been
before ensconced; waiting until such time as he might deem it safe
to repeat the signal.
He had not been here five minuteswhen a vivid flash of
lightning was followed by a loud peal of thunder that crashed and
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rolled away in the distance with a terrific noise—then came
another flash of lightningbrighter than the otherand a second
peal of thunder louder than the first; and then down came the
rainwith a force and fury that swept everything before it.
Mr. Pickwick was perfectly aware that a tree is a very
dangerous neighbour in a thunderstorm. He had a tree on his
righta tree on his lefta third before himand a fourth behind. If
he remained where he washe might fall the victim of an accident;
if he showed himself in the centre of the gardenhe might be
consigned to a constable. Once or twice he tried to scale the wall
but having no other legs this timethan those with which Nature
had furnished himthe only effect of his struggles was to inflict a
variety of very unpleasant gratings on his knees and shinsand t
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