Оливер Твист

Chapter 42

           ‘Butyoucan’tdoallthat,dear,’saidCharlotte.

           ‘Ishalllookouttogetintocompanywiththemascan,’repliedNoah.‘They’llbeabletomakeususefulsomewayoranother.Why,youyourselfareworthfiftywomen;IneverseesuchapreciousslyanddeceitfulcreeturasyercanbewhenIletyer.

           ‘Lor,howniceitistohearyersayso!’exclaimedCharlotte,imprintingakissuponhisuglyface.

           ‘There,that’lldo:don’tyerbetooaffectionate,incaseI’mcrosswithyer,’saidNoah,disengaginghimselfwithgreatgravity.‘Ishouldliketobethecaptainofsomeband,andhavethewhoppingof’em,andfollering’emabout,unbeknowntothemselves.Thatwouldsuitme,iftherewasgoodprofit;andifwecouldonlygetinwithsomegentlemanofthissort,Isayitwouldbecheapatthattwenty-poundnoteyou’vegotespeciallyaswedon’tverywellknowhowtogetridofitourselves.

           Afterexpressingthisopinion,Mr.Claypolelookedintotheporter-potwithanaspectofdeepwisdom;andhavingwellshakenitscontents,noddedcondescendinglytoCharlotte,andtookadraught,wherewithheappearedgreatlyrefreshed.Hewasmeditatinganother,whenthesuddenopeningofthedoor,andtheappearanceofastranger,interruptedhim.

           ThestrangerwasMr.Fagin.Andveryamiablehelooked,andaverylowbowhemade,asheadvanced,andsettinghimselfdownatthenearesttable,orderedsomethingtodrinkofthegrinningBarney.

           ‘Apleasantnight,sir,butcoolforthetimeofyear,’saidFagin,rubbinghishands.

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