Оливер Твист

Chapter 37

           Bumble,seeingataglance,thatthedecisivemomenthadnowarrived,andthatablowstruckforthemastershipononesideorother,mustnecessarilybefinalandconclusive,nosoonerheardthisallusiontothedeadandgone,thanshedroppedintoachair,andwithaloudscreamthatMr.Bumblewasahard-heartedbrute,fellintoaparoxysmoftears.

           But,tearswerenotthethingstofindtheirwaytoMr.Bumble’ssoul;hisheartwaswaterproof.Likewashablebeaverhatsthatimprovewithrain,hisnerveswererenderedstouterandmorevigorous,byshowersoftears,which,beingtokensofweakness,andsofartacitadmissionsofhisownpower,pleaseandexaltedhim.Heeyedhisgoodladywithlooksofgreatsatisfaction,andbegged,inanencouragingmanner,thatsheshouldcryherhardest:theexercisebeinglookedupon,bythefaculty,asstronlyconducivetohealth.

           ‘Itopensthelungs,washesthecountenance,exercisestheeyes,andsoftensdownthetemper,’saidMr.Bumble.‘Socryaway.

           Ashedischargedhimselfofthispleasantry,Mr.Bumbletookhishatfromapeg,andputtingiton,ratherrakishly,ononeside,asamanmight,whofelthehadassertedhissuperiorityinabecomingmanner,thrusthishandsintohispockets,andsaunteredtowardsthedoor,withmucheaseandwaggishnessdepictedinhiswholeappearance.

           Now,Mrs.Corneythatwas,hadtriedthetears,becausetheywerelesstroublesomethanamanualassault;but,shewasquitepreparedtomaketrialofthelattermodeofproceeding,asMr.Bumblewasnotlongindiscovering.

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