Оливер Твист

Chapter 50

           ‘Thesessionsareon,’saidKags:‘iftheygettheinquestover,andBolterturnsKing’sevidence:asofcoursehewill,fromwhathe’ssaidalready:theycanproveFaginanaccessorybeforethefact,andgetthetrialononFriday,andhe’llswinginsixdaysfromthis,byG!’

           ‘Youshouldhaveheardthepeoplegroan,’saidChitling;‘theofficersfoughtlikedevils,orthey’dhavetornhimaway.Hewasdownonce,buttheymadearingroundhim,andfoughttheirwayalong.Youshouldhaveseenhowhelookedabouthim,allmuddyandbleeding,andclungtothemasiftheywerehisdearestfriends.Icansee’emnow,notabletostanduprightwiththepressingofthemob,anddragginhimalongamongst’em;Icanseethepeoplejumpingup,onebehindanother,andsnarlingwiththeirteethandmakingathim;Icanseetheblooduponhishairandbeard,andhearthecrieswithwhichthewomenworkedthemselvesintothecentreofthecrowdatthestreetcorner,andsworethey’dtearhisheartout!’

           Thehorror-strickenwitnessofthisscenepressedhishandsuponhisears,andwithhiseyesclosedgotupandpacedviolentlytoandfro,likeonedistracted.

           Whilehewasthusengaged,andthetwomensatbyinsilencewiththeireyesfixeduponthefloor,apatteringnoisewashearduponthestairs,andSikes’sdogboundedintotheroom.Theyrantothewindow,downstairs,andintothestreet.Thedoghadjumpedinatanopenwindow;hemadenoattempttofollowthem,norwashismastertobeseen.

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