Оливер Твист

Chapter 5

           Oliverwasawakenedinthemorning,byaloudkickingattheoutsideoftheshop-door:which,beforehecouldhuddleonhisclothes,wasrepeated,inanangryandimpetuousmanner,abouttwenty-fivetimes.Whenhebegantoundothechain,thelegsdesisted,andavoicebegan.

           ‘Openthedoor,willyer?’criedthevoicewhichbelongedtothelegswhichhadkickedatthedoor.

           ‘Iwill,directly,sir,’repliedOliver:undoingthechain,andturningthekey.

           ‘Isupposeyerthenewboy,ain’tyer?’saidthevoicethroughthekey-hole.

           ‘Yes,sir,’repliedOliver.

           ‘Howoldareyer?’inquiredthevoice.

           ‘Ten,sir,’repliedOliver.

           ‘ThenI’llwhopyerwhenIgetin,’saidthevoice;‘youjustseeifIdon’t,that’sall,mywork’usbrat!’andhavingmadethisobligingpromise,thevoicebegantowhistle.

           Oliverhadbeentoooftensubjectedtotheprocesstowhichtheveryexpressivemonosyllablejustrecordedbearsreference,toentertainthesmallestdoubtthattheownerofthevoice,whoeverhemightbe,wouldredeemhispledge,mosthonourably.Hedrewbacktheboltswithatremblinghand,andopenedthedoor.

           Forasecondortwo,Oliverglancedupthestreet,anddownthestreet,andovertheway:impressedwiththebeliefthattheunknown,whohadaddressedhimthroughthekey-hole,hadwalkedafewpacesoff,towarmhimself;

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