Оливер Твист

Chapter 50

           Heplantedaboard,whichhehadcarriedupwithhimforthepurpose,sofirmlyagainstthedoorthatitmustbematterofgreatdifficultytoopenitfromtheinside;andcreepingoverthetiles,lookedoverthelowparapet.

           Thewaterwasout,andtheditchabedofmud.

           Thecrowdhadbeenhushedduringthesefewmoments,watchinghismotionsanddoubtfulofhispurpose,buttheinstanttheyperceiveditandknewitwasdefeated,theyraisedacryoftriumphantexecrationtowhichalltheirpreviousshoutinghadbeenwhispers.Againandagainitrose.Thosewhowereattoogreatadistancetoknowitsmeaning,tookupthesound;itechoedandre-echoed;itseemedasthoughthewholecityhadpoureditspopulationouttocursehim.

           Onpressedthepeoplefromthefronton,on,on,inastrongstrugglingcurrentofangryfaces,withhereandthereaglaringtorchtolightenthemup,andshowthemoutinalltheirwrathandpassion.Thehousesontheoppositesideoftheditchhadbeenenteredbythemob;sasheswerethrownup,ortornbodilyout;thereweretiersandtiersoffacesineverywindow;clusteruponclusterofpeopleclingingtoeveryhouse-top.Eachlittlebridge(andtherewerethreeinsight)bentbeneaththeweightofthecrowduponit.Stillthecurrentpouredontofindsomenookorholefromwhichtoventtheirshouts,andonlyforaninstantseethewretch.

           ‘Theyhavehimnow,’criedamanonthenearestbridge.‘Hurrah!’

           Thecrowdgrewlightwithuncoveredheads;andagaintheshoutuprose.

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