Оливер Твист

Chapter 26

           Theylookedintoalltherooms;theywerecold,bare,andempty.Theydescendedintothepassage,andthenceintothecellarsbelow.Thegreendamphunguponthelowwalls;thetracksofthesnailandslugglistenedinthelightofthecandle;butallwasstillasdeath.

           ‘Whatdoyouthinknow?’saidtheJew,whentheyhadregainedthepassage.‘Besidesourselves,there’snotacreatureinthehouseexceptTobyandtheboys;andthey’resafeenough.Seehere!’

           Asaproofofthefact,theJewdrewforthtwokeysfromhispocket;andexplained,thatwhenhefirstwentdownstairs,hehadlockedthemin,topreventanyintrusionontheconference.

           ThisaccumulatedtestimonyeffectuallystaggeredMr.Monks.Hisprotestationshadgraduallybecomelessandlessvehementastheyproceededintheirsearchwithoutmakinganydiscovery;and,now,hegaveventtoseveralverygrimlaughs,andconfesseditcouldonlyhavebeenhisexcitedimagination.Hedeclinedanyrenewaloftheconversation,however,forthatnight:suddenlyrememberingthatitwaspastoneo’clock.Andsotheamiablecoupleparted.

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