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'Mr. Pickwick's servant!' said Mrs. Bardell, turning pale. 'Bless my soul!' said Mrs. Cluppins.
'Well, I raly would not ha' believed it, unless I had ha' happened to ha' been here!' said
Mrs. Sanders. Mrs. Cluppins was a little, brisk, busy-looking woman; Mrs. Sanders was a bit
fat, heavy-faced personage; and the two were the company.”

Sid C Woods 1971 to 1977
Martyn Gibbons 1994 to present

Mr Skimpin – Sjnt Buzfuz’s junior counsel

“'Who's that red-faced man, who said it was a fine morning, and nodded to our counsel?'
whispered Mr. Pickwick. 'Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz,' replied Perker. 'He's opposed to us; he
leads on the other side. That gentleman behind him is Mr. Skimpin, his junior.' Mr. Pickwick
was on the point of inquiring, with great abhorrence of the man's cold-blooded villainy, how
Mr, Serjeant Buzfuz, who was counsel for the opposite party, dared to presume to tell Mr.
Serjeant Snubbin, who was counsel for him, that it was a fine morning, when he was
interrupted by a general rising of the barristers, and a loud cry of 'Silence!' from the
officers of the court. Looking round, he found that this was caused by the entrance of the
judge.”

C W Nicolas pre 1877 to 1879 Raced for PBC in 1877
J Evered pre 1881 to 1902
W H Stephenson 1905 to 1914 President (1912)
Robert Bell 1914 to 1920
H F Johnson 1923 to 1931 Committee 1927; Life Member
Nigel Wildman 1992 to present

Dismal Man – woke Mr Pickwick on banks of Medway

“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed
noiselessly on; and the oars of the fishermen dipped into the water with a clear and liquid
sound, as their heavy but picturesque boats glided slowly down the stream. Mr. Pickwick was
roused from the agreeable reverie into which he had been led by the objects before him,
by a deep sigh, and a touch on his shoulder. He turned round: and the dismal man was at his
side. 'Contemplating the scene?' inquired the dismal man. 'I was,' said Mr. Pickwick. 'And
congratulating yourself on being up so soon?' Mr. Pickwick nodded assent.”
Ramon Hutton 1993 to 1999
Richard Annis 2002 to present