Pickwick Papers Chapter XXXVIII

In which we accompany a gentleman of gentle disposition as he escapes a fraught encounter by seeking refuge and friendship amongst strange medical quarters, discovering both old acquaintances and new perplexities in the city of Bristol. Meanwhile, amid punch and confessions, a reconciliation unfolds with a once-foe, only to be followed by the quaint guardianship of a devoted and vigilant attendant, whose presence promises no small degree of constraint.