Олівер Твіст

Chapter 7

           Hehadlistenedtotheirtauntswithalookofcontempt;hehadbornethelashwithoutacry:forhefeltthatprideswellinginhisheartwhichwouldhavekeptdownashriektothelast,thoughtheyhadroastedhimalive.Butnow,whentherewerenonetoseeorhearhim,hefelluponhiskneesonthefloor;and,hidinghisfaceinhishands,weptsuchtearsas,Godsendforthecreditofournature,fewsoyoungmayeverhavecausetopouroutbeforehim!

           Foralongtime,Oliverremainedmotionlessinthisattitude.Thecandlewasburninglowinthesocketwhenherosetohisfeet.Havinggazedcautiouslyroundhim,andlistenedintently,hegentlyundidthefasteningsofthedoor,andlookedabroad.

           Itwasacold,darknight.Thestarsseemed,totheboy’seyes,fartherfromtheearththanhehadeverseenthembefore;therewasnowind;andthesombreshadowsthrownbythetreesupontheground,lookedsepulchralanddeath-like,frombeingsostill.Hesoftlyreclosedthedoor.Havingavailedhimselfoftheexpiringlightofthecandletotieupinahandkerchiefthefewarticlesofwearingapparelhehad,sathimselfdownuponabench,towaitformorning.

           Withthefirstrayoflightthatstruggledthroughthecrevicesintheshutters,Oliverarose,andagainunbarredthedoor.Onetimidlookaroundonemoment’spauseofhesitationhehadcloseditbehindhim,andwasintheopenstreet.

           Helookedtotherightandtotheleft,uncertainwhithertofly.

           Herememberedtohaveseenthewaggons,astheywentout,toilingupthehill.Hetookthesameroute;andarrivingatafootpathacrossthefields:whichheknew,aftersomedistance,ledoutagainintotheroad;struckintoit,andwalkedquicklyon.

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