Олівер Твіст

Chapter 47

           ‘Whatmoreofthemanshehadtoldthemofbefore?Tellhimthat,tellhimthat.

           ‘Why,thatshecouldn’tveryeasilygetoutofdoorsunlessheknewwhereshewasgoingto,’saidNoah;‘andsothefirsttimeshewenttoseethelady,sheha!ha!ha!itmademelaughwhenshesaidit,thatitdidshegavehimadrinkoflaudanum.

           ‘Hell’sfire!’criedSikes,breakingfiercelyfromtheJew.‘Letmego!’

           Flingingtheoldmanfromhim,herushedfromtheroom,anddarted,wildlyandfuriously,upthestairs.

           ‘Bill,Bill!’criedFagin,followinghimhastily.‘Aword.Onlyaword.

           Thewordwouldnothavebeenexchanged,butthatthehousebreakerwasunabletoopenthedoor:onwhichhewasexpendingfruitlessoathsandviolence,whentheJewcamepantingup.

           ‘Letmeout,’saidSikes.‘Don’tspeaktome;it’snotsafe.Letmeout,Isay!’

           ‘Hearmespeakaword,’rejoinedFagin,layinghishanduponthelock.‘Youwon’tbe

           ‘Well,’repliedtheother.

           ‘Youwon’tbetooviolent,Bill?’

           Thedaywasbreaking,andtherewaslightenoughforthementoseeeachother’sfaces.Theyexchangedonebriefglance;therewasafireintheeyesofboth,whichcouldnotbemistaken.

           ‘Imean,’saidFagin,showingthathefeltalldisguisewasnowuseless,‘nottooviolentforsafety.Becrafty,Bill,andnottoobold.

           Sikesmadenoreply;but,pullingopenthedoor,ofwhichFaginhadturnedthelock,dashedintothesilentstreets.

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