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Chapter 51

           Grimwigenteredtheroom,followedbyMr.BrownlowandamanwhomOliveralmostshriekedwithsurprisetosee;fortheytoldhimitwashisbrother,anditwasthesamemanhehadmetatthemarket-town,andseenlookinginwithFaginatthewindowofhislittleroom.Monkscastalookofhate,which,eventhen,hecouldnotdissemble,attheastonishedboy,andsatdownnearthedoor.Mr.Brownlow,whohadpapersinhishand,walkedtoatablenearwhichRoseandOliverwereseated.

           ‘Thisisapainfultask,’saidhe,‘butthesedeclarations,whichhavebeensignedinLondonbeforemanygentlemen,mustbesubstancerepeatedhere.Iwouldhavesparedyouthedegradation,butwemusthearthemfromyourownlipsbeforewepart,andyouknowwhy.

           ‘Goon,’saidthepersonaddressed,turningawayhisface.‘Quick.Ihavealmostdoneenough,Ithink.Don’tkeepmehere.

           ‘Thischild,’saidMr.Brownlow,drawingOlivertohim,andlayinghishanduponhishead,‘isyourhalf-brother;theillegitimatesonofyourfather,mydearfriendEdwinLeeford,bypooryoungAgnesFleming,whodiedingivinghimbirth.

           ‘Yes,’saidMonks,scowlingatthetremblingboy:thebeatingofwhosehearthemighthaveheard.‘Thatisthebastardchild.

           ‘Thetermyouuse,’saidMr.Brownlow,sternly,‘isareproachtothoselongsincepassedbeyongthefeeblecensureoftheworld.Itreflectsdisgraceonnooneliving,exceptyouwhouseit.Letthatpass.Hewasborninthistown.

           ‘Intheworkhouseofthistown,’wasthesullenreply.

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