Олівер Твіст

Chapter 46

           Thehourhadnotstrucktwominutes,whenayounglady,accompaniedbyagrey-hairedgentleman,alightedfromahackney-carriagewithinashortdistanceofthebridge,and,havingdismissedthevehicle,walkedstraighttowardsit.Theyhadscarcelysetfootuponitspavement,whenthegirlstarted,andimmediatelymadetowardsthem.

           Theywalkedonward,lookingaboutthemwiththeairofpersonswhoentertainedsomeveryslightexpectationwhichhadlittlechanceofbeingrealised,whentheyweresuddenlyjoinedbythisnewassociate.Theyhaltedwithanexclamationofsurprise,butsuppresseditimmediately;foramaninthegarmentsofacountrymancamecloseupbrushedagainstthem,indeedatthatprecisemoment.

           ‘Nothere,’saidNancyhurriedly,‘Iamafraidtospeaktoyouhere.Comeawayoutofthepublicroaddownthestepsyonder!’

           Assheutteredthesewords,andindicated,withherhand,thedirectioninwhichshewishedthemtoproceed,thecountrymanlookedround,androughlyaskingwhattheytookupthewholepavementfor,passedon.

           Thestepstowhichthegirlhadpointed,werethosewhich,ontheSurreybank,andonthesamesideofthebridgeasSaintSaviour’sChurch,formalanding-stairsfromtheriver.Tothisspot,themanbearingtheappearanceofacountryman,hastenedunobserved;andafteramoment’ssurveyoftheplace,hebegantodescend.

           Thesestairsareapartofthebridge;theyconsistofthreeflights.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 511 з 614