"George and Vulture," and to him came Arabella Allan and Winkle to
announce to him that they were man and wife and made it their place
of residence whilst Mr. Pickwick went off to Birmingham to make
peace with Nathaniel's father. Mr. Winkle, senior, eventually
visited the old hostel and formally approved of his daughter-in-law.

It was whilst in the inn also that Sam Weller received the news
of the death of his "mother-in-law," conveyed in the extraordinary
letter from his father, which he read to Mary in one of the
window seats.

Here, also, came Tony Weller to make his offer of the L530 "reduced
counsels" which he had inherited, to Mr. Pickwick, adding--"P'raps
it'll go a little way towards the expenses o' that 'ere conwiction.
All I say is, just you keep it till I ask you for it again," and
bolted out of the room.

The last specific reference to the "George and Vulture" is on the
occasion when the party left it to join Mr. Wardle and other friends
at dinner at Osborne's Adelphi Hotel. So, it will be seen, from the
first mention of the tavern about midway through the book, until
its closing pages, the "George and Vulture" may be said to have been
Mr. Pickwick's headquarters in London.

Is it, therefore, to be wondered at, considering all the incidents
and events these few references recall, that the whole atmosphere of
the "George and Vulture" positively reeks with Pickwick?

Is it surprising that the various proprietors of the inn have from
time to time cherished these associations, and none more so than