Chapter 14

           Oliversoonrecoveringfromthefainting-fitintowhichMr.Brownlow’sabruptexclamationhadthrownhim,thesubjectofthepicturewascarefullyavoided,bothbytheoldgentlemanandMrs.Bedwin,intheconversationthatensued:whichindeedborenoreferencetoOliver’shistoryorprospects,butwasconfinedtosuchtopicsasmightamusewithoutexcitinghim.Hewasstilltooweaktogetuptobreakfast;but,whenhecamedownintothehousekeeper’sroomnextday,hisfirstactwastocastaneagerglanceatthewall,inthehopeofagainlookingonthefaceofthebeautifullady.Hisexpectationsweredisappointed,however,forthepicturehadbeenremoved.

           ‘Ah!’saidthehousekeeper,watchingthedirectionofOliver’seyes.‘Itisgone,yousee.

           ‘Iseeitisma’am,’repliedOliver.‘Whyhavetheytakenitaway?’

           ‘Ithasbeentakendown,child,becauseMr.Brownlowsaid,thatasitseemedtoworryyou,perhapsitmightpreventyourgettingwell,youknow,’rejoinedtheoldlady.

           ‘Oh,no,indeed.Itdidn’tworryme,ma’am,’saidOliver.‘Ilikedtoseeit.Iquitelovedit.

           ‘Well,well!’saidtheoldlady,good-humouredly;‘yougetwellasfastaseveryoucan,dear,anditshallbehungupagain.There!Ipromiseyouthat!Now,letustalkaboutsomethingelse.

           ThiswasalltheinformationOlivercouldobtainaboutthepictureatthattime.

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