Оливер Твист

Chapter 52

           Heshookhisfist,andwouldhavespatuponthem;buthisconductorshurriedhimon,throughagloomypassagelightedbyafewdimlamps,intotheinterioroftheprison.

           Here,hewassearched,thathemightnothaveabouthimthemeansofanticipatingthelaw;thisceremonyperformed,theyledhimtooneofthecondemnedcells,andlefthimtherealone.

           Hesatdownonastonebenchoppositethedoor,whichservedforseatandbedstead;andcastinghisblood-shoteyesupontheground,triedtocollecthisthoughts.Afterawhile,hebegantorememberafewdisjointedfragmentsofwhatthejudgehadsaid:thoughithadseemedtohim,atthetime,thathecouldnothearaword.Thesegraduallyfellintotheirproperplaces,andbydegreessuggestedmore:sothatinalittletimehehadthewhole,almostasitwasdelivered.Tobehangedbytheneck,tillhewasdeadthatwastheend.Tobehangedbythenecktillhewasdead.

           Asitcameonverydark,hebegantothinkofallthemenhehadknownwhohaddieduponthescaffold;someofthemthroughhismeans.Theyroseup,insuchquicksuccession,thathecouldhardlycountthem.Hehadseensomeofthemdieandhadjokedtoo,becausetheydiedwithprayersupontheirlips.Withwhatarattlingnoisethedropwentdown;andhowsuddenlytheychanged,fromstrongandvigorousmentodanglingheapsofclothes!

           Someofthemmighthaveinhabitedthatverycellsatuponthatveryspot.Itwasverydark;whydidn’ttheybringalight?Thecellhadbeenbuiltformanyyears.

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