Оливер Твист

Chapter 26

           ‘Isay,’saidtheother,lookingovertherails,andspeakinginahoarsewhisper;‘whatatimethiswouldbeforasell!I’vegotPhilBarkerhere:sodrunk,thataboymighttakehim!’

           ‘Ah!Butit’snotPhilBarker’stime,’saidtheJew,lookingup.

           ‘Philhassomethingmoretodo,beforewecanaffordtopartwithhim;sogobacktothecompany,mydear,andtellthemtoleadmerrylivesWHILETHEYLAST.Ha!ha!ha!’

           Thelandlordreciprocatedtheoldman’slaugh;andreturnedtohisguests.TheJewwasnosooneralone,thanhiscountenanceresumeditsformerexpressionofanxietyandthought.Afterabriefreflection,hecalledahack-cabriolet,andbadethemandrivetowardsBethnalGreen.HedismissedhimwithinsomequarterofamileofMr.Sikes’sresidence,andperformedtheshortremainderofthedistance,onfoot.

           ‘Now,’mutteredtheJew,asheknockedatthedoor,‘ifthereisanydeepplayhere,Ishallhaveitoutofyou,mygirl,cunningasyouare.

           Shewasinherroom,thewomansaid.Fagincreptsoftlyupstairs,andentereditwithoutanypreviousceremony.Thegirlwasalone;lyingwithherheaduponthetable,andherhairstragglingoverit.

           ‘Shehasbeendrinking,’thoughttheJew,cooly,‘orperhapssheisonlymiserable.

           Theoldmanturnedtoclosethedoor,ashemadethisreflection;thenoisethusoccasioned,rousedthegirl.Sheeyedhiscraftyfacenarrowly,assheinquiredtohisrecitalofTobyCrackit’sstory.Whenitwasconcluded,shesankintoherformerattitude,butspokenotaword.

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