Chapter 1

           Amongotherpublicbuildingsinacertaintown, whichformanyreasonsitwillbeprudenttorefrainfrommentioning, andtowhichIwillassignnofictitiousname, thereisoneancientlycommontomosttowns, greatorsmall:towit,aworkhouse; andinthisworkhousewasborn; onadayanddatewhichIneednottroublemyselftorepeat, inasmuchasitcanbeofnopossibleconsequencetothereader, inthisstageofthebusinessatallevents; theitemofmortalitywhosenameisprefixedtotheheadofthischapter. 

           Foralongtimeafteritwasusheredintothisworldofsorrow andtrouble,bytheparishsurgeon,itremainedamatterofconsiderabledoubtwhetherthechildwouldsurvive tobearanynameatall; inwhichcaseitissomewhatmorethanprobablethatthesememoirswouldneverhaveappeared; or,iftheyhad,thatbeingcomprisedwithinacoupleofpages, theywouldhavepossessedtheinestimablemeritofbeingthemostconciseandfaithfulspecimenofbiography, extantintheliteratureofanyageorcountry. 

           AlthoughIamnotdisposedtomaintainthatthebeingborninaworkhouse, isinitselfthemostfortunateandenviablecircumstance thatcanpossiblybefallahumanbeing, Idomeantosaythatinthisparticularinstance,itwasthebestthingforOliverTwistthatcouldbypossibilityhaveoccurred. Thefactis,thattherewasconsiderabledifficultyininducingOlivertotakeuponhimselftheofficeofrespiration atroublesomepractice,butonewhichcustomhasrenderednecessarytooureasyexistence; andforsometimehelaygaspingonalittleflockmattress, ratherunequallypoisedbetweenthisworldandthenext: thebalancebeingdecidedlyinfavourofthelatter. 

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