Pickwick Papers Chapter XLV

In which we observe the good-humoured Mr Samuel Weller engaging in a lively reunion with his family and acquaintances amid the confines of a debtors’ prison, where conviviality and spirited discourse ably contend with adversity. Meanwhile, Mr Pickwick tours the prison’s motley population and noisy precincts, concluding with a solemn resolve to preserve his spirit through quiet retreat and sober reflection.