Drinking-tents were full, glasses began to clink in carriages, hampers to be unpacked, tempting provisions to be set forth, knives and forks to rattle, champagne corks to fly, eyes to brighten that were not dull before, and pickpockets to count their gains during the last heat

Background.

‘Drinking-tents were full, glasses began to clink in carriages, hampers to be unpacked, tempting provisions to be set forth, knives and forks to rattle, champagne corks to fly, eyes to brighten that were not dull before, and pickpockets to count their gains during the last heat.‘ is a quotation from Nicholas Nickleby (Chapter 50).

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, more commonly referred to as Nicholas Nickleby, is the third novel by Charles Dickens, originally serialised between <a title=”Dickens Timeline” href=”http://thecircuml1838 and 1839.

 

Context.

This quotation is taken from Chapter 50 of Nicholas Nickleby, which describes a day at Hampton racecourse.

 

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