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desire of earning fame in the sports of the field, the air and the water. was uppermost in the breast of his friend Winkle." However, Winkle is frightened at the thought of having to fight a duel with Dr
Slammer, an experienced Army officer; manages to fall off a horse; accidentally shoots fellow Club member
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Dickens, and after the suicide of Seymour, Dickens had other ideas about how the plot should develop with the sporting tales becoming fewer and fewer, with the exception of Winkle, who boasts about his hunting skills (despite having none). According to Mr Pickwick, "the
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Benjamin Allen, his bride's brother; from Bob Sawyer, his rival for her affections, and his own father. After his marriage Winkle finally finds the resolve to stand up to his stern father, stating: "I am sorry to have done anything which has lessened your
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in the arm while hunting fowl; cannot play cricket and who cannot even ice skate. After
Seymour subsequent illustrators have depicted Winkle in sporting gear, including
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Winkle is transformed when he finds happiness in his love for
Arabella Allen and receives Pickwick's assistance in his courting of and eventual marriage to her,
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