Оливер Твист

Chapter 22

           IwillnevercomenearLondon;never,never!Oh!prayhavemercyonme,anddonotmakemesteal.FortheloveofallthebrightAngelsthatrestinHeaven,havemercyuponme!’

           Themantowhomthisappealwasmade,sworeadreadfuloath,andhadcockedthepistol,whenToby,strikingitfromhisgrasp,placedhishandupontheboy’smouth,anddraggedhimtothehouse.

           ‘Hush!’criedtheman;‘itwon’tanswerhere.Sayanotherword,andI’lldoyourbusinessmyselfwithacrackonthehead.Thatmakesnonoise,andisquiteascertain,andmoregenteel.Here,Bill,wrenchtheshutteropen.He’sgameenoughnow,I’llengage.I’veseenolderhandsofhisagetookthesameway,foraminuteortwo,onacoldnight.

           Sikes,invokingterrificimprecationsuponFagin’sheadforsendingOliveronsuchanerrand,pliedthecrowbarvigorously,butwithlittlenoise.Aftersomedelay,andsomeassistancefromToby,theshuttertowhichhehadreferred,swungopenonitshinges.

           Itwasalittlelatticewindow,aboutfivefeetandahalfabovetheground,atthebackofthehouse:whichbelongedtoascullery,orsmallbrewing-place,attheendofthepassage.Theaperturewassosmall,thattheinmateshadprobablynotthoughtitworthwhiletodefenditmoresecurely;butitwaslargeenoughtoadmitaboyofOliver’ssize,nevertheless.AverybriefexerciseofMr.Sike’sart,sufficedtoovercomethefasteningofthelattice;anditsoonstoodwideopenalso.

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