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Chapter 6

           ‘Yerknow,Work’us,’continuedNoah,emboldenedbyOliver’ssilence,andspeakinginajeeringtoneofaffectedpity:ofalltonesthemostannoying:‘Yerknow,Work’us,itcan’tbehelpednow;andofcourseyercouldn’thelpitthen;andIamverysorryforit;andI’msureweallare,andpityyerverymuch.Butyermustknow,Work’us,yermotherwasaregularright-downbad’un.

           ‘Whatdidyousay?’inquiredOliver,lookingupveryquickly.

           ‘Aregularright-downbad’un,Work’us,’repliedNoah,coolly.‘Andit’sagreatdealbetter,Work’us,thatshediedwhenshedid,orelseshe’dhavebeenhardlabouringinBridewell,ortransported,orhung;whichismorelikelythaneither,isn’tit?’

           Crimsonwithfury,Oliverstartedup;overthrewthechairandtable;seizedNoahbythethroat;shookhim,intheviolenceofhisrage,tillhisteethchatteredinhishead;andcollectinghiswholeforceintooneheavyblow,felledhimtotheground.

           Aminuteago,theboyhadlookedthequietchild,mild,dejectedcreaturethatharshtreatmenthadmadehim.Buthisspiritwasrousedatlast;thecruelinsulttohisdeadmotherhadsethisbloodonfire.Hisbreastheaved;hisattitudewaserect;hiseyebrightandvivid;hiswholepersonchanged,ashestoodglaringoverthecowardlytormentorwhonowlaycrouchingathisfeet;anddefiedhimwithanenergyhehadneverknownbefore.

           ‘He’llmurderme!’blubberedNoah.‘Charlotte!missis!Here’sthenewboyamurderingofme!Help!help!Oliver’sgonemad!Charlotte!’

           Noah’sshoutswererespondedto,byaloudscreamfromCharlotte,andalouderfromMrs.Sowerberry;

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