Оливер Твист

Chapter 38

           ‘Ijudgethatshehadkeptthetrinket,forsometime,inthehopeofturningittobetteraccount;andthenhadpawnedit;andhadsavedorscrapedtogethermoneytopaythepawnbroker’sinterestyearbyyear,andpreventitsrunningout;sothatifanythingcameofit,itcouldstillberedeemed.Nothinghadcomeofit;and,asItellyou,shediedwiththescrapofpaper,allwornandtattered,inherhand.Thetimewasoutintwodays;Ithoughtsomethingmightonedaycomeofittoo;andsoredeemedthepledge.

           ‘Whereisitnow?’askedMonksquickly.

           ‘THERE,’repliedthewoman.And,asifgladtoberelievedofit,shehastilythrewuponthetableasmallkidbagscarcelylargeenoughforaFrenchwatch,whichMonkspouncingupon,toreopenwithtremblinghands.Itcontainedalittlegoldlocket:inwhichweretwolocksofhair,andaplaingoldwedding-ring.

           ‘Ithastheword"Agnes"engravedontheinside,’saidthewoman.

           ‘Thereisablankleftforthesurname;andthenfollowsthedate;whichiswithinayearbeforethechildwasborn.Ifoundoutthat.

           ‘Andthisisall?’saidMonks,afteracloseandeagerscrutinyofthecontentsofthelittlepacket.

           ‘All,’repliedthewoman.

           Mr.Bumbledrewalongbreath,asifheweregladtofindthatthestorywasover,andnomentionmadeoftakingthefive-and-twentypoundsbackagain;andnowhetookcouragetowipetheperspirationwhichhadbeentricklingoverhisnose,unchecked,duringthewholeofthepreviousdialogue.

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