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Chapter 31

           "Oh,mydearSpyers,onlyletmehavewengeance,andIshalldiecontented!Oh,mydearSpyers,whereisthevillain!""Come!"saidSpyers,offeringhimapinchofsnuff,"noneofthatgammon!Youdidityourself."Sohehad;andagoodbitofmoneyhehadmadebyit,too;andnobodywouldneverhavefounditout,ifhehadn’tbeensopreciousanxioustokeepupappearances!’saidMr.Blathers,puttingdownhiswine-glass,andclinkingthehandcuffstogether.

           ‘Verycurious,indeed,’observedthedoctor.‘Now,ifyouplease,youcanwalkupstairs.

           ‘IfYOUplease,sir,’returnedMr.Blathers.CloselyfollowingMr.Losberne,thetwoofficersascendedtoOliver’sbedroom;Mr.Gilesprecedingtheparty,withalightedcandle.

           Oliverhadbeendozing;butlookedworse,andwasmorefeverishthanhehadappearedyet.Beingassistedbythedoctor,hemanagedtositupinbedforaminuteorso;andlookedatthestrangerswithoutatallunderstandingwhatwasgoingforwardinfact,withoutseemingtorecollectwherehewas,orwhathadbeenpassing.

           ‘This,’saidMr.Losberne,speakingsoftly,butwithgreatvehemencenotwithstanding,‘thisisthelad,who,beingaccidentlywoundedbyaspring-guninsomeboyishtrespassonMr.What-d’ye-call-him’sgrounds,atthebackhere,comestothehouseforassistancethismorning,andisimmediatelylaidholdofandmaltreated,bythatingeniousgentlemanwiththecandleinhishand:whohasplacedhislifeinconsiderabledanger,asIcanprofessionallycertify.

           Messrs.

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