Оливер Твист

Chapter 2

           Besides,theboardmadeperiodicalpilgrimagestothefarm, andalwayssentthebeadlethedaybefore,tosaytheyweregoing. Thechildrenwereneatandcleantobehold,whenTHEYwent; andwhatmorewouldthepeoplehave! 

           Itcannotbeexpectedthatthissystemoffarming wouldproduceanyveryextraordinaryorluxuriantcrop. OliverTwist’sninthbirthday foundhimapalethinchild, somewhatdiminutiveinstature,anddecidelysmallincircumference. ButnatureorinheritancehadimplantedagoodsturdyspiritinOliver’sbreast. Ithadhadplentyofroomtoexpand, thankstothesparedietoftheestablishment; andperhapstothiscircumstancemaybeattributedhishavinganyninthbirth-dayatall. Bethisasitmay,however,itwashisninthbirthday; andhewaskeepingitinthecoal-cellarwithaselectpartyoftwootheryounggentleman, who,afterparticipatingwithhiminasoundthrashing, hadbeenlockedupforatrociouslypresumingtobehungry, whenMrs.Mann,thegoodladyofthehouse,wasunexpectedlystartledbytheapparitionofMr.Bumble, thebeadle,strivingtoundothewicketofthegarden-gate. 

           ‘Goodnessgracious! Isthatyou,Mr.Bumble,sir?’saidMrs.Mann,thrustingherheadoutofthewindow inwell-affectedecstasiesofjoy. ‘(Susan,takeOliverandthemtwobratsupstairs,andwash’emdirectly.) Myheartalive!Mr.Bumble,howgladIamtoseeyou,sure-ly!’ 

           Now,Mr.Bumblewasafatman,andacholeric; so,insteadofrespondingtothisopen-heartedsalutationinakindredspirit, hegavethelittlewicketatremendousshake, andthenbestoweduponitakick whichcouldhaveemanatedfromnolegbutabeadle’s. 

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