All the Pickwickians were in most blooming array; and there was a terrific roaring on the grass in front of the house, occasioned by all the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm, each of whom had got a white bow in his button-hole, and all of whom were cheering with might and main; being incited thereto, and stimulated therein by the precept and example of Mr. Samuel Weller, who had managed to become mighty popular already, and was as much at home as if he had been born on the land.
A pickwickisták is teljes ünnepi díszt öltöttek s a pázsitos téren a ház előtt, a majorhoz tartozó összes férfiak, gyerekek, parasztsuhancok, akik mindnyájan fehér szalagot viseltek a gomblyukukban, óriási lelkesedéssel zajongtak, amire főként Samuel Weller úr buzdította és tüzelte őket, mert Sam máris nagy népszerűségre tett szert, és olyan otthonosan érezte magát köztük, mintha faluhelyen ringatták volna a bölcsőjét.