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Chapter 33

           Therewereawhitebank,andaredbrewery,andayellowtown-hall;andinonecornertherewasalargehouse,withallthewoodaboutitpaintedgreen:beforewhichwasthesignof‘TheGeorge.Tothishehastened,assoonasitcaughthiseye.

           Hespoketoapostboywhowasdozingunderthegateway;andwho,afterhearingwhathewanted,referredhimtotheostler;whoafterhearingallhehadtosayagain,referredhimtothelandlord;whowasatallgentlemaninablueneckcloth,awhitehat,drabbreeches,andbootswithtopstomatch,leaningagainstapumpbythestable-door,pickinghisteethwithasilvertoothpick.

           Thisgentlemanwalkedwithmuchdeliberationintothebartomakeoutthebill:whichtookalongtimemakingout:andafteritwasready,andpaid,ahorsehadtobesaddled,andamantobedressed,whichtookuptengoodminutesmore.MeanwhileOliverwasinsuchadesperatestateofimpatienceandanxiety,thathefeltasifhecouldhavejumpeduponthehorsehimself,andgallopedaway,fulltear,tothenextstage.Atlength,allwasready;andthelittleparcelhavingbeenhandedup,withmanyinjunctionsandentreatiesforitsspeedydelivery,themansetspurstohishorse,andrattlingovertheunevenpavingofthemarket-place,wasoutofthetown,andgallopingalongtheturnpike-road,inacoupleofminutes.

           Asitwassomethingtofeelcertainthatassistancewassentfor,andthatnotimehadbeenlost,Oliverhurrieduptheinn-yard,withasomewhatlighterheart.

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