Оливер Твист

Chapter 38

           ‘Ay?’saidMonks,withquiveringlip,andglancingoverhisshoulder,‘Blood!Howthingscomeabout!’

           ‘Thechildwastheoneyounamedtohimlastnight,’saidthematron,noddingcarelesslytowardsherhusband;‘themotherthisnursehadrobbed.

           ‘Inlife?’askedMonks.

           ‘Indeath,’repliedthewoman,withsomethinglikeashudder.‘Shestolefromthecorpse,whenithadhardlyturnedtoone,thatwhichthedeadmotherhadprayedher,withherlastbreath,tokeepfortheinfant’ssake.

           ‘Shesoldit,’criedMonks,withdesperateeagerness;‘didshesellit?Where?When?Towhom?Howlongbefore?’

           ‘Asshetoldme,withgreatdifficulty,thatshehaddonethis,’saidthematron,‘shefellbackanddied.

           ‘Withoutsayingmore?’criedMonks,inavoicewhich,fromitsverysuppression,seemedonlythemorefurious.‘It’salie!I’llnotbeplayedwith.Shesaidmore.I’lltearthelifeoutofyouboth,butI’llknowwhatitwas.

           ‘Shedidn’tutteranotherword,’saidthewoman,toallappearanceunmoved(asMr.Bumblewasveryfarfrombeing)bythestrangeman’sviolence;‘butsheclutchedmygown,violently,withonehand,whichwaspartlyclosed;andwhenIsawthatshewasdead,andsoremovedthehandbyforce,Ifounditclaspedascrapofdirtypaper.

           ‘WhichcontainedinterposedMonks,stretchingforward.

           ‘Nothing,’repliedthewoman;‘itwasapawnbroker’sduplicate.

           ‘Forwhat?’demandedMonks.

           ‘IngoodtimeI’lltellyou.saidthewoman.

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