Оливер Твист

Chapter 30

           ‘Thentellmethis,’saidthedoctor,‘bothofyou,bothofyou!Areyougoingtotakeuponyourselvestoswear,thatthatboyupstairsistheboythatwasputthroughthelittlewindowlastnight?Outwithit!Come!Wearepreparedforyou!’

           Thedoctor,whowasuniversallyconsideredoneofthebest-temperedcreaturesonearth,madethisdemandinsuchadreadfultoneofanger,thatGilesandBrittles,whowereconsiderablymuddledbyaleandexcitement,staredateachotherinastateofstupefaction.

           ‘Payattentiontothereply,constable,willyou?’saidthedoctor,shakinghisforefingerwithgreatsolemnityofmanner,andtappingthebridgeofhisnosewithit,tobespeaktheexerciseofthatworthy’sutmostacuteness.‘Somethingmaycomeofthisbeforelong.

           Theconstablelookedaswiseashecould,andtookuphisstaffofoffice:whichhadbeenreclingindolentlyinthechimney-corner.

           ‘It’sasimplequestionofidentity,youwillobserve,’saidthedoctor.

           ‘That’swhatitis,sir,’repliedtheconstable,coughingwithgreatviolence;forhehadfinishedhisaleinahurry,andsomeofithadgonethewrongway.

           ‘Here’sthehousebrokeninto,’saidthedoctor,‘andacoupleofmencatchonemoment’sglimpseofaboy,inthemidstofgunpowdersmoke,andinallthedistractionofalarmanddarkness

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