There are some confusing passages and words in this book, but one of the most unclear to me was when the sergeant and Uncle Pumblechook are talking and they say, "With you. Hob and nob," returned the sergeant. "The top of mine to the foot of yours-the foot of yours to the top of mine. Ring once, ring twice-the best tune on the musical glasses! Your health. May you live a thousand years, and never be a worse judge of the right sort than you are at the present moment of your life! (31, chapter 5)"
I think that towards the end they are talking about staying in good health and living a long time, but the rest just seems like gibberish. They were drunk so they could just be rambling, but I think that Charles Dickens wouldn't put that in there just because. What are they talking about and what does it mean? Its so confusing!
I think in the first part, they are talking about how the sound the glasses make when they are having a toast is almost musical, and they are describing what is going on. It is just a different way of describing that sound because they are drunk :)
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