Оливер Твист

Chapter 20

           ForalongtimeOliverlayawake,thinkingitnotimpossiblethatNancymightseekthatopportunityofwhisperingsomefurtheradvice;butthegirlsatbroodingoverthefire,withoutmoving,savenowandthentotrimthelight.Wearywithwatchingandanxiety,heatlengthfellasleep.

           Whenheawoke,thetablewascoveredwithtea-things,andSikeswasthrustingvariousarticlesintothepocketsofhisgreat-coat,whichhungoverthebackofachair.Nancywasbusilyengagedinpreparingbreakfast.Itwasnotyetdaylight;forthecandlewasstillburning,anditwasquitedarkoutside.Asharprain,too,wasbeatingagainstthewindow-panes;andtheskylookedblackandcloudy.

           ‘Now,then!’growledSikes,asOliverstartedup;‘half-pastfive!Looksharp,oryou’llgetnobreakfast;forit’slateasitis.

           Oliverwasnotlonginmakinghistoilet;havingtakensomebreakfast,herepliedtoasurlyinquiryfromSikes,bysayingthathewasquiteready.

           Nancy,scarcelylookingattheboy,threwhimahandkerchieftotieroundhisthroat;Sikesgavehimalargeroughcapetobuttonoverhisshoulders.Thusattired,hegavehishandtotherobber,who,merelypausingtoshowhimwithamenacinggesturethathehadthatsamepistolinaside-pocketofhisgreat-coat,claspeditfirmlyinhis,and,exchangingafarewellwithNancy,ledhimaway.

           Oliverturned,foraninstant,whentheyreachedthedoor,inthehopeofmeetingalookfromthegirl.Butshehadresumedheroldseatinfrontofthefire,andsat,perfectlymotionlessbeforeit.

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