Funny / Dickensian

• Mrs. Gamp is standing beside a door when Inspector Bucket opens it. She gets a nasty shock.
  Mrs. Gamp: Bless us and save us, Inspector! You scared the wits out of me.
  Bucket: I hadn't realised my appearance was so unsettling.
  Mrs. Gamp: With the murderer on the loose I'm a bundle of nerves. See? [holds out her hand, which is shaking]
  Bucket: Perhaps you need something to steady you.
  Mrs. Gamp: Yes, catching the killer. That'd do it.
• Silas Wegg telling Scrooge that he has been left without a leg to stand on. Scrooge replies this must be a most difficult situation for a one legged man to find himself in.
• Mr Bumble's job interview, when he must leave the room backwards to avoid showing that his clothes have ripped.
• Mr Bumble complains about his trousers being too tight, allowing "Little Bumble" no room to breathe.

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