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Chapter 20

           Shepointed,hastily,tosomelividbruisesonherneckandarms;andcontinued,withgreatrapidity:

           ‘Rememberthis!Anddon’tletmesuffermoreforyou,justnow.IfIcouldhelpyou,Iwould;butIhavenotthepower.Theydon’tmeantoharmyou;whatevertheymakeyoudo,isnofaultofyours.Hush!Everywordfromyouisablowforme.Givemeyourhand.Makehaste!Yourhand!

           ShecaughtthehandwhichOliverinstinctivelyplacedinhers,and,blowingoutthelight,drewhimafterherupthestairs.Thedoorwasopened,quickly,bysomeoneshroudedinthedarkness,andwasasquicklyclosed,whentheyhadpassedout.Ahackney-cabrioletwasinwaiting;withthesamevehemencewhichshehadexhibitedinaddressingOliver,thegirlpulledhiminwithher,anddrewthecurtainsclose.Thedriverwantednodirections,butlashedhishorseintofullspeed,withoutthedelayofaninstant.

           ThegirlstillheldOliverfastbythehand,andcontinuedtopourintohisear,thewarningsandassurancesshehadalreadyimparted.Allwassoquickandhurried,thathehadscarcelytimetorecollectwherehewas,orhowhecamethere,whentocarriagestoppedatthehousetowhichtheJew’sstepshadbeendirectedonthepreviousevening.

           Foronebriefmoment,Olivercastahurriedglancealongtheemptystreet,andacryforhelphunguponhislips.Butthegirl’svoicewasinhisear,beseechinghiminsuchtonesofagonytorememberher,thathehadnotthehearttoutterit.

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