Оливер Твист

Chapter 11

           ‘Officer,what’shisname?’

           Thiswasaddressedtoabluffoldfellow,inastripedwaistcoat,whowasstandingbythebar.HebentoverOliver,andrepeatedtheinquiry;butfindinghimreallyincapableofunderstandingthequestion;andknowingthathisnotreplyingwouldonlyinfuriatethemagistratethemore,andaddtotheseverityofhissentence;hehazardedaguess.

           ‘Hesayshisname’sTomWhite,yourworship,’saidthekind-heartedthief-taker.

           ‘Oh,hewon’tspeakout,won’the?’saidFang.‘Verywell,verywell.Wheredoeshelive?’

           ‘Wherehecan,yourworship,’repliedtheofficer;againpretendingtoreceiveOliver’sanswer.

           ‘Hasheanyparents?’inquiredMr.Fang.

           ‘Hesaystheydiedinhisinfancy,yourworship,’repliedtheofficer:hazardingtheusualreply.

           Atthispointoftheinquiry,Oliverraisedhishead;and,lookingroundwithimploringeyes,murmuredafeebleprayerforadraughtofwater.

           ‘Stuffandnonsense!’saidMr.Fang:‘don’ttrytomakeafoolofme.

           ‘Ithinkhereallyisill,yourworship,’remonstratedtheofficer.

           ‘Iknowbetter,’saidMr.Fang.

           ‘Takecareofhim,officer,’saidtheoldgentleman,raisinghishandsinstinctively;‘he’llfalldown.

           ‘Standaway,officer,’criedFang;‘lethim,ifhelikes.

           Oliveravailedhimselfofthekindpermission,andfelltothefloorinafaintingfit.Themenintheofficelookedateachother,butnoonedaredtostir.

           ‘Iknewhewasshamming,’saidFang,asifthiswereincontestableproofofthefact.

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