Оливер Твист

Chapter 26

           Amomentbefore,hisclenchedhandshadgraspedtheair;hiseyeshaddilated;andhisfacegrownlividwithpassion;butnow,heshrunkintoachair,and,coweringtogether,trembledwiththeapprehensionofhavinghimselfdisclosedsomehiddenvillainy.Afterashortsilence,heventuredtolookroundathiscompanion.Heappearedsomewhatreassured,onbeholdingherinthesamelistlessattitudefromwhichhehadfirstrousedher.

           ‘Nancy,dear!’croakedtheJew,inhisusualvoice.‘Didyoumindme,dear?’

           ‘Don’tworrymenow,Fagin!’repliedthegirl,raisingherheadlanguidly.‘IfBillhasnotdoneitthistime,hewillanother.Hehasdonemanyagoodjobforyou,andwilldomanymorewhenhecan;andwhenhecan’thewon’t;sonomoreaboutthat.

           ‘Regardingthisboy,mydear?’saidtheJew,rubbingthepalmsofhishandsnervouslytogether.

           ‘Theboymusttakehischancewiththerest,’interruptedNancy,hastily;‘andIsayagain,Ihopeheisdead,andoutofharm’sway,andoutofyoursthatis,ifBillcomestonoharm.AndifTobygotclearoff,Bill’sprettysuretobesafe;forBill’sworthtwoofTobyanytime.

           ‘AndaboutwhatIwassaying,mydear?’observedtheJew,keepinghisglisteningeyesteadilyuponher.

           ‘Yourmustsayitalloveragain,ifit’sanythingyouwantmetodo,’rejoinedNancy;‘andifitis,youhadbetterwaittillto-morrow.Youputmeupforaminute;butnowI’mstupidagain.

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