Оливер Твист

Chapter 8

           but,ashehadaratherflightlyanddissolutemodeofconversing,andfurthermoreavowedthatamonghisintimatefriendshewasbetterknownbythesobriquetof‘TheArtfulDodger,’Oliverconcludedthat,beingofadissipatedandcarelessturn,themoralpreceptsofhisbenefactorhadhithertobeenthrownawayuponhim.Underthisimpression,hesecretlyresolvedtocultivatethegoodopinionoftheoldgentlemanasquicklyaspossible;and,ifhefoundtheDodgerincorrigible,ashemorethanhalfsuspectedheshould,todeclinethehonourofhisfartheracquaintance.

           AsJohnDawkinsobjectedtotheirenteringLondonbeforenightfall,itwasnearlyeleveno’clockwhentheyreachedtheturnpikeatIslington.TheycrossedfromtheAngelintoSt.John’sRoad;struckdownthesmallstreetwhichterminatesatSadler’sWellsTheatre;throughExmouthStreetandCoppiceRow;downthelittlecourtbythesideoftheworkhouse;acrosstheclassicgroundwhichonceborethenameofHockley-in-the–Hole;thenceintoLittleSaffronHill;andsointoSaffronHilltheGreat:alongwhichtheDodgerscuddedatarapidpace,directingOlivertofollowcloseathisheels.

           AlthoughOliverhadenoughtooccupyhisattentioninkeepingsightofhisleader,hecouldnothelpbestowingafewhastyglancesoneithersideoftheway,ashepassedalong.Adirtierormorewretchedplacehehadneverseen.Thestreetwasverynarrowandmuddy,andtheairwasimpregnatedwithfilthyodours.

           Therewereagoodmanysmallshops;buttheonlystockintradeappearedtobeheapsofchildren,who,evenatthattimeofnight,werecrawlinginandoutatthedoors,orscreamingfromtheinside.Thesoleplacesthatseemedtoprosperamidthegeneralblightoftheplace,werethepublic-houses;andinthem,thelowestordersofIrishwerewranglingwithmightandmain.

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