Chapter 44

           Adeptasshewas,inalltheartsofcunninganddissimulation,thegirlNancycouldnotwhollyconcealtheeffectwhichtheknowledgeofthestepshehadtaken,wroughtuponhermind.SherememberedthatboththecraftyJewandthebrutalSikeshadconfidedtoherschemes,whichhadbeenhiddenfromallothers:inthefullconfidencethatshewastrustworthyandbeyondthereachoftheirsuspicion.Vileasthoseschemeswere,desperateasweretheiroriginators,andbitteraswereherfeelingstowardsFagin,whohadledher,stepbystep,deeperanddeeperdownintoanabyssofcrimeandmisery,whencewasnoescape;still,thereweretimeswhen,eventowardshim,shefeltsomerelenting,lestherdisclosureshouldbringhimwithintheirongrasphehadsolongeluded,andheshouldfallatlastrichlyashemeritedsuchafatebyherhand.

           But,thesewerethemerewanderingsofamindunwhollytodetachitselffromoldcompanionsandassociations,thoughenabledtofixitselfsteadilyononeobject,andresolvednottobeturnedasidebyanyconsideration.HerfearsforSikeswouldhavebeenmorepowerfulinducementstorecoilwhiletherewasyettime;butshehadstipulatedthathersecretshouldberigidlykept,shehaddroppednocluewhichcouldleadtohisdiscovery,shehadrefused,evenforhissake,arefugefromalltheguiltandwretchednessthatencompassesherandwhatmorecouldshedo!Shewasresolved.

           Thoughallhermentalstrugglesterminatedinthisconclusion,theyforcedthemselvesuponher,againandagain,andlefttheirtracestoo.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 495 з 614