Оливер Твист

Chapter 14

           Hehadamannerofscrewinghisheadononesidewhenhespoke;andoflookingoutofthecornersofhiseyesatthesametime:whichirresistiblyremindedthebeholderofaparrot.Inthisattitude,hefixedhimself,themomenthemadehisappearance;and,holdingoutasmallpieceoforange-peelatarm’slength,exclaimed,inagrowling,discontentedvoice.

           ‘Lookhere!doyouseethis!Isn’titamostwonderfulandextraordinarythingthatIcan’tcallataman’shousebutIfindapieceofthispoorsurgeon’sfriendonthestaircase?I’vebeenlamedwithorange-peelonce,andIknoworange-peelwillbemydeath,orI’llbecontenttoeatmyownhead,sir!’

           ThiswasthehandsomeofferwithwhichMr.Grimwigbackedandconfirmednearlyeveryassertionhemade;anditwasthemoresingularinhiscase,because,evenadmittingforthesakeofargument,thepossibilityofscientificimprovementsbeingbroughttothatpasswhichwillenableagentlemantoeathisownheadintheeventofhisbeingsodisposed,Mr.Grimwig’sheadwassuchaparticularlylargeone,thatthemostsanguinemanalivecouldhardlyentertainahopeofbeingabletogetthroughitatasittingtoputentirelyoutofthequestion,averythickcoatingofpowder.

           ‘I’lleatmyhead,sir,’repeatedMr.Grimwig,strikinghisstickupontheground.‘Hallo!what’sthat!’lookingatOliver,andretreatingapaceortwo.

           ‘ThisisyoungOliverTwist,whomwewerespeakingabout,’saidMr.Brownlow.

           Oliverbowed.

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