Summary Chapter 3
Mystified by Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Winkle's absence throughout the day, Mr. Pickwick welcomes them back with more enthusiasm than usual. Subsequently, Mr. Snodgrass starts to relate, in great detail, the cause of his and Mr. Winkle's absence when he and Winkle are introduced to "Dismal Jemmy," a friend of the stranger. Presently, "Dismal Jemmy," who was about to tell a story of his own when Snodgrass and Winkle interrupted and who is an actor by trade and whose real name is Hutley, resumes his story which is a dismal one about a talented actor with a drinking problem, entitled the "The Stroller's Tale." Because of the tenuous nature of the acting profession, most actors lose their ability to earn a steady income after a brief bout of success, and Jemmy's talented actor friend w/the drinki
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