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Chapter 28

           Doyouhear,somebody?’

           Mr.Giles,ashespoke,lookedatBrittles;butthatyoungman,beingnaturallymodest,probablyconsideredhimselfnobody,andsoheldthattheinquirycouldnothaveanyapplicationtohim;atallevents,hetenderednoreply.Mr.Gilesdirectedanappealingglanceatthetinker;buthehadsuddenlyfallenasleep.Thewomenwereoutofthequestion.

           ‘IfBrittleswouldratheropenthedoor,inthepresenceofwitnesses,’saidMr.Giles,afterashortsilence,‘Iamreadytomakeone.

           ‘SoamI,’saidthetinker,wakingup,assuddenlyashehadfallenasleep.

           Brittlescapitualatedontheseterms;andthepartybeingsomewhatre-assuredbythediscovery(madeonthrowingopentheshutters)thatitwasnowbroadday,tooktheirwayupstairs;withthedogsinfront.Thetwowomen,whowereafraidtostaybelow,broughtuptherear.BytheadviceofMr.Giles,theyalltalkedveryloud,towarnanyevil-disposedpersonoutside,thattheywerestronginnumbers;andbyamaster-stokeofpolicy,originatinginthebrainofthesameingeniousgentleman,thedogs’tailswerewellpinched,inthehall,tomakethembarksavagely.

           Theseprecautionshavingbeentaken,Mr.Gilesheldonfastbythetinker’sarm(topreventhisrunningaway,ashepleasantlysaid),andgavethewordofcommandtoopenthedoor.Brittlesobeyed;thegroup,peepingtimourouslyovereachother’sshoulders,beheldnomoreformidableobjectthanpoorlittleOliverTwist,speechlessandexhausted,whoraisedhisheavyeyes,andmutelysolicitedtheircompassion.

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