Оливер Твист

Chapter 40

           ‘Youwill,’saidRose,afterapause,‘takesomemoneyfromme,whichmayenableyoutolivewithoutdishonestyatalleventsuntilwemeetagain?’

           ‘Notapenny,’repliedthegirl,wavingherhand.

           ‘Donotcloseyourheartagainstallmyeffortstohelpyou,’saidRose,steppinggentlyforward.‘Iwishtoserveyouindeed.

           ‘Youwouldservemebest,lady,’repliedthegirl,wringingherhands,‘ifyoucouldtakemylifeatonce;forIhavefeltmoregrieftothinkofwhatIam,to-night,thanIeverdidbefore,anditwouldbesomethingnottodieinthehellinwhichIhavelived.Godblessyou,sweetlady,andsendasmuchhappinessonyourheadasIhavebroughtshameonmine!’

           Thusspeaking,andsobbingaloud,theunhappycreatureturnedaway;whileRoseMaylie,overpoweredbythisextraordinaryinterview,whichhadmorethesemblanceofarapiddreamthananactualoccurance,sankintoachair,andendeavouredtocollectherwanderingthoughts.

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