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Chapter 4

           andthatifhecomplainedofhissituation,orevercamebacktotheparishagain,hewouldbesenttosea,theretobedrowned,orknockedonthehead,asthecasemightbe,heevincedsolittleemotion,thattheybycommonconsentpronouncedhimahardenedyoungrascal,andoreredMr.Bumbletoremovehimforthwith.

           Now,althoughitwasverynaturalthattheboard,ofallpeopleintheworld,shouldfeelinagreatstateofvirtuousastonishmentandhorroratthesmallesttokensofwantoffeelingonthepartofanybody,theywereratherout,inthisparticularinstance.Thesimplefactwas,thatOliver,insteadofpossessingtoolittlefeeling,possessedrathertoomuch;andwasinafairwayofbeingreduced,forlife,toastateofbrutalstupidityandsullennessbytheillusagehehadreceived.Heheardthenewsofhisdestination,inperfectsilence;and,havinghadhisluggageputintohishandwhichwasnotverydifficulttocarry,inasmuchasitwasallcomprisedwithinthelimitsofabrownpaperparcel,abouthalfafootsquarebythreeinchesdeephepulledhiscapoverhiseyes;andoncemoreattachinghimselftoMr.Bumble’scoatcuff,wasledawaybythatdignitarytoanewsceneofsuffering.

           Forsometime,Mr.BumbledrewOliveralong,withoutnoticeorremark;forthebeadlecarriedhisheadveryerect,asabeadlealwaysshould:and,itbeingawindyday,littleOliverwascompletelyenshroudedbytheskirtsofMr.Bumble’scoatastheyblewopen,anddisclosedtogreatadvantagehisflappedwaistcoatanddrabplushknee-breeches.Astheydrewneartotheirdestination,however,Mr.Bumblethoughtitexpedienttolookdown,andseethattheboywasingoodorderforinspectionbyhisnewmaster:whichheaccordinglydid,withafitandbecomingairofgraciouspatronage.

           ‘Oliver!’saidMr.Bumble.

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