Оливер Твист

Chapter 2

           Thereisnosayinghowmanyapplicantsforrelief,undertheselasttwoheads,mighthavestartedupinallclassesofsociety,ifithadnotbeencoupledwiththeworkhouse;buttheboardwerelong-headedmen,andhadprovidedforthisdifficulty.Thereliefwasinseparablefromtheworkhouseandthegruel;andthatfrightenedpeople.

           ForthefirstsixmonthsafterOliverTwistwasremoved,thesystemwasinfulloperation.Itwasratherexpensiveatfirst,inconsequenceoftheincreaseintheundertaker’sbill,andthenecessityoftakingintheclothesofallthepaupers,whichflutteredlooselyontheirwasted,shrunkenforms,afteraweekortwo’sgruel.Butthenumberofworkhouseinmatesgotthinaswellasthepaupers;andtheboardwereinecstasies.

           Theroominwhichtheboyswerefed,wasalargestonehall,withacopperatoneend:outofwhichthemaster,dressedinanapronforthepurpose,andassistedbyoneortwowomen,ladledthegruelatmealtimes.Ofthisfestivecompositioneachboyhadoneporringer,andnomoreexceptonoccasionsofgreatpublicrejoicing,whenhehadtwoouncesandaquarterofbreadbesides.

           Thebowlsneverwantedwashing.Theboyspolishedthemwiththeirspoonstilltheyshoneagain;andwhentheyhadperformedthisoperation(whichnevertookverylong,thespoonsbeingnearlyaslargeasthebowls),theywouldsitstaringatthecopper,withsucheagereyes,asiftheycouldhavedevouredtheverybricksofwhichitwascomposed;employingthemselves,meanwhile,insuckingtheirfingersmostassiduously,withtheviewofcatchingupanystraysplashesofgruelthatmighthavebeencastthereon.Boyshavegenerallyexcellentappetites.

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