Оливер Твист

Chapter 14

           Whatofthat?Feversarenotpeculiartogoodpeope;arethey?Badpeoplehavefeverssometimes;haven’tthey,eh?IknewamanwhowashunginJamaicaformurderinghismaster.Hehadhadafeversixtimes;hewasn’trecommendedtomercyonthataccount.Pooh!nonsense!’

           Now,thefactwas,thatintheinmostrecessesofhisownheart,Mr.GrimwigwasstronglydisposedtoadmitthatOliver’sappearanceandmannerwereunusuallyprepossessing;buthehadastrongappetiteforcontradiction,sharpenedonthisoccasionbythefindingoftheorange-peel;and,inwardlydeterminingthatnomanshoulddictatetohimwhetheraboywaswell-lookingornot,hehadresolved,fromthefirst,toopposehisfriend.WhenMr.Brownlowadmittedthatonnoonepointofinquirycouldheyetreturnasatisfactoryanswer;andthathehadpostponedanyinvestigationintoOliver’sprevioushistoryuntilhethoughttheboywasstrongenoughtohearit;Mr.Grimwigchuckledmaliciously.Andhedemanded,withasneer,whetherthehousekeeperwasinthehabitofcountingtheplateatnight;becauseifshedidn’tfindatable-spoonortwomissingsomesunshinymorning,why,hewouldbecontenttoandsoforth.

           Allthis,Mr.Brownlow,althoughhimselfsomewhatofanimpetuousgentleman:knowinghisfriend’speculiarities,borewithgreatgoodhumour;asMr.

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