Оливер Твист

Chapter 16

           Sikes,thusmutelyappealedto;andpossiblyfeelinghispersonalprideandinfluenceinterestedintheimmediatereductionofMissNancytoreason;gaveutterancetoaboutacoupleofscoreofcursesandthreats,therapidproductionofwhichreflectedgreatcreditonthefertilityofhisinvention.Astheyproducednovisibleeffectontheobjectagainstwhomtheyweredischarged,however,heresortedtomoretangiblearguments.

           ‘Whatdoyoumeanbythis?’saidSikes;backingtheinquirywithaverycommonimprecationconcerningthemostbeautifulofhumanfeatures:which,ifitwereheardabove,onlyonceoutofeveryfiftythousandtimesthatitisutteredbelow,wouldrenderblindnessascommonadisorderasmeasles:‘whatdoyoumeanbyit?Burnmybody!Doyouknowwhoyouare,andwhatyouare?’

           ‘Oh,yes,Iknowallaboutit,’repliedthegirl,laughinghysterically;andshakingherheadfromsidetoside,withapoorassumptionofindifference.

           ‘Well,then,keepquiet,’rejoinedSikes,withagrowllikethathewasaccustomedtousewhenaddressinghisdog,‘orI’llquietyouforagoodlongtimetocome.

           Thegirllaughedagain:evenlesscomposedlythanbefore;and,dartingahastylookatSikes,turnedherfaceaside,andbitherliptillthebloodcame.

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