Оливер Твист

Chapter 46

           ‘Youwerenotsuspectedofholdinganycommunicationwithanybodyonthesubjectwhichhasbroughtushereto-night,Ihope?’askedtheoldgentleman.

           ‘No,’repliedthegirl,shakingherhead.‘It’snotveryeasyformetoleavehimunlessheknowswhy;Icouldn’tgivehimadrinkoflaudanumbeforeIcameaway.

           ‘Didheawakebeforeyoureturned?’inquiredthegentleman.

           ‘No;andneitherhenoranyofthemsuspectme.

           ‘Good,’saidthegentleman.‘Nowlistentome.

           ‘Iamready,’repliedthegirl,ashepausedforamoment.

           ‘Thisyounglady,’thegentlemanbegan,‘hascommunicatedtome,andtosomeotherfriendswhocanbesafelytrusted,whatyoutoldhernearlyafortnightsince.IconfesstoyouthatIhaddoubts,atfirst,whetheryouweretobeimplicitlyreliedupon,butnowIfirmlybelieveyouare.

           ‘Iam,’saidthegirlearnestly.

           ‘IrepeatthatIfirmlybelieveit.ToprovetoyouthatIamdisposedtotrustyou,Itellyouwithoutreserve,thatweproposetoextortthesecret,whateveritmaybe,fromthefearofthismanMonks.Butififsaidthegentleman,‘hecannotbesecured,or,ifsecured,cannotbeacteduponaswewish,youmustdeliveruptheJew.

           ‘Fagin,’criedthegirl,recoiling.

           ‘Thatmanmustbedeliveredupbyyou,’saidthegentleman.

           ‘Iwillnotdoit!Iwillneverdoit!’repliedthegirl.‘Devilthatheis,andworsethandevilashehasbeentome,Iwillneverdothat.

           ‘Youwillnot?’saidthegentleman,whoseemedfullypreparedforthisanswer.

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