Оливер Твист

Chapter 32

           Iamalwaysinvolvingmyselfinsomescrapeorother,byactingonimpulse.Itmighthavedonemegood.

           Now,thefactwasthattheexcellentdoctorhadneveracteduponanythingbutimpulseallthroughhislife,andifwasnobadcomplimenttothenatureoftheimpulseswhichgovernedhim,thatsofarfrombeinginvolvedinanypeculiartroublesormisfortunes,hehadthewarmestrespectandesteemofallwhoknewhim.Ifthetruthmustbetold,hewasalittleoutoftemper,foraminuteortwo,atbeingdisappointedinprocuringcorroborativeevidenceofOliver’sstoryontheveryfirstoccasiononwhichhehadachanceofobtainingany.Hesooncameroundagain,however;andfindingthatOliver’srepliestohisquestions,werestillasstraightforwardandconsistent,andstilldeliveredwithasmuchapparentsincerityandtruth,astheyhadeverbeen,hemadeuphismindtoattachfullcredencetothem,fromthattimeforth.

           AsOliverknewthenameofthestreetinwhichMr.Brownlowresided,theywereenabledtodrivestraightthither.Whenthecoachturnedintoit,hisheartbeatsoviolently,thathecouldscarcelydrawhisbreath.

           ‘Now,myboy,whichhouseisit?’inquiredMr.Losberne.

           ‘That!That!’repliedOliver,pointingeagerlyoutofthewindow.‘Thewhitehouse.Oh!makehaste!Praymakehaste!IfeelasifIshoulddie:itmakesmetrembleso.

           ‘Come,come!’saidthegooddoctor,pattinghimontheshoulder.‘Youwillseethemdirectly,andtheywillbeoverjoyedtofindyousafeandwell.

           ‘Oh!Ihopeso!’criedOliver.

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