Олівер Твіст

Chapter 21

           Theyheldtheircourseatthisrate,untiltheyhadpassedHydeParkcorner,andwereontheirwaytoKensington:whenSikesrelaxedhispace,untilanemptycartwhichwasatsomelittledistancebehind,cameup.Seeing‘Hounslow’writtenonit,heaskedthedriverwithasmuchcivilityashecouldassume,ifhewouldgivethemaliftasfarasIsleworth.

           ‘Jumpup,’saidtheman.‘Isthatyourboy?’

           ‘Yes;he’smyboy,’repliedSikes,lookinghardatOliver,andputtinghishandabstractedlyintothepocketwherethepistolwas.

           ‘Yourfatherwalksrathertooquickforyou,don’the,myman?’inquiredthedriver:seeingthatOliverwasoutofbreath.

           ‘Notabitofit,’repliedSikes,interposing.‘He’susedtoit.

           Here,takeholdofmyhand,Ned.Inwithyou!’

           ThusaddressingOliver,hehelpedhimintothecart;andthedriver,pointingtoaheapofsacks,toldhimtoliedownthere,andresthimself.

           Astheypassedthedifferentmile-stones,Oliverwondered,moreandmore,wherehiscompanionmeanttotakehim.Kensington,Hammersmith,Chiswick,KewBridge,Brentford,wereallpassed;andyettheywentonassteadilyasiftheyhadonlyjustbeguntheirjourney.Atlength,theycametoapublic-housecalledtheCoachandHorses;alittlewaybeyondwhich,anotherroadappearedtorunoff.Andhere,thecartstopped.

           Sikesdismountedwithgreatprecipitation,holdingOliverbythehandallthewhile;andliftinghimdowndirectly,bestowedafuriouslookuponhim,andrappedtheside-pocketwithhisfist,inasignificantmanner.

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