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Chapter 12

           Theoldladymadenoreplytothis;butwipinghereyesfirst,andherspectacles,whichlayonthecounterpane,afterwards,asiftheywerepartandparcelofthosefeatures,broughtsomecoolstuffforOlivertodrink;andthen,pattinghimonthecheek,toldhimhemustlieveryquiet,orhewouldbeillagain.

           So,Oliverkeptverystill;partlybecausehewasanxioustoobeythekindoldladyinallthings;andpartly,totellthetruth,becausehewascompletelyexhaustedwithwhathehadalreadysaid.Hesoonfellintoagentledoze,fromwhichhewasawakenedbythelightofacandle:which,beingbroughtnearthebed,showedhimagentlemanwithaverylargeandloud-tickinggoldwatchinhishand,whofelthispulse,andsaidhewasagreatdealbetter.

           ‘YouAREagreatdealbetter,areyounot,mydear?’saidthegentleman.

           ‘Yes,thankyou,sir,’repliedOliver.

           ‘Yes,Iknowyouare,’saidthegentleman:‘You’rehungrytoo,an’tyou?’

           ‘No,sir,’answeredOliver.

           ‘Hem!’saidthegentleman.‘No,Iknowyou’renot.Heisnothungry,Mrs.Bedwin,’saidthegentleman:lookingverywise.

           Theoldladymadearespectfulinclinationofthehead,whichseemedtosaythatshethoughtthedoctorwasaverycleverman.Thedoctorappearedmuchofthesameopinionhimself.

           ‘Youfeelsleepy,don’tyou,mydear?’saidthedoctor.

           ‘No,sir,’repliedOliver.

           ‘No,’saidthedoctor,withaveryshrewdandsatisfiedlook.‘You’renotsleepy.Northirsty.Areyou?’

           ‘Yes,sir,ratherthirsty,’answeredOliver.

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