Оливер Твист

Chapter 28

           Flight!Hecouldscarcelystand:andifhewereinfullpossessionofallthebestpowersofhisslightandyouthfulframe,whithercouldhefly?Hepushedagainstthegarden-gate;itwasunlocked,andswungopenonitshinges.Hetotteredacrossthelawn;climbedthesteps;knockedfaintlyatthedoor;and,hiswholestrengthfailinghim,sunkdownagainstoneofthepillarsofthelittleportico.

           Ithappenedthataboutthistime,Mr.Giles,Brittles,andthetinker,wererecruitingthemselves,afterthefatiguesandterrorsofthenight,withteaandsundries,inthekitchen.NotthatitwasMr.Giles’shabittoadmittotoogreatfamiliaritythehumblerservants:towardswhomitwasratherhiswonttodeporthimselfwithaloftyaffability,which,whileitgratified,couldnotfailtoremindthemofhissuperiorpositioninsociety.But,death,fires,andburglary,makeallmenequals;soMr.Gilessatwithhislegsstretchedoutbeforethekitchenfender,leaninghisleftarmonthetable,while,withhisright,heillustratedacircumstantialandminuteaccountoftherobbery,towhichhisbearers(butespeciallythecookandhousemaid,whowereoftheparty)listenedwithbreathlessinterest.

           ‘Itwasabouthalf-pasttow,’saidMr.Giles,‘orIwouldn’tswearthatitmightn’thavebeenalittlenearerthree,whenIwokeup,and,turningroundinmybed,asitmightbeso,(hereMr.Gilesturnedroundinhischair,andpulledthecornerofthetable-clothoverhimtoimitatebed-clothes,)IfanciedIheerdanoise.

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