Оливер Твист

Chapter 48

           Ifheshutoutthesight,therecametheroomwitheverywell-knownobjectsome,indeed,thathewouldhaveforgotten,ifhehadgoneoveritscontentsfrommemoryeachinitsaccustomedplace.ThebodywasinITSplace,anditseyeswereashesawthemwhenhestoleaway.Hegotup,andrushedintothefieldwithout.Thefigurewasbehindhim.Here-enteredtheshed,andshrunkdownoncemore.Theeyeswerethere,beforehehadlaidhimselfalong.

           Andhereheremainedinsuchterrorasnonebuthecanknow,tremblingineverylimb,andthecoldsweatstartingfromeverypore,whensuddenlytherearoseuponthenight-windthenoiseofdistantshouting,andtheroarofvoicesmingledinalarmandwonder.Anysoundofmeninthatlonelyplace,eventhoughitconveyedarealcauseofalarm,wassomethingtohim.Heregainedhisstrengthandenergyattheprospectofpersonaldanger;andspringingtohisfeet,rushedintotheopenair.

           Thebroadskyseemedonfire.Risingintotheairwithshowersofsparks,androllingoneabovetheother,weresheetsofflame,lightingtheatmosphereformilesround,anddrivingcloudsofsmokeinthedirectionwherehestood.Theshoutsgrewlouderasnewvoicesswelledtheroar,andhecouldhearthecryofFire!mingledwiththeringingofanalarm-bell,thefallofheavybodies,andthecracklingofflamesastheytwinedroundsomenewobstacle,andshotaloftasthoughrefreshedbyfood.Thenoiseincreasedashelooked.Therewerepeopletheremenandwomenlight,bustle.Itwaslikenewlifetohim.

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