Оливер Твист

Chapter 14

           Oliver,delightedtobeofuse,broughtdownthebooksunderhisarminagreatbustle;andwaited,capinhand,tohearwhatmessagehewastotake.

           ‘Youaretosay,’saidMr.Brownlow,glancingsteadilyatGrimwig;‘youaretosaythatyouhavebroughtthosebooksback;andthatyouhavecometopaythefourpoundtenIowehim.Thisisafive-poundnote,soyouwillhavetobringmeback,tenshillingschange.

           ‘Iwon’tbetenminutes,sir,’saidOliver,eagerly.Havingbuttonedupthebank-noteinhisjacketpocket,andplacedthebookscarefullyunderhisarm,hemadearespectfulbow,andlefttheroom.Mrs.Bedwinfollowedhimtothestreet-door,givinghimmanydirectionsaboutthenearestway,andthenameofthebookseller,andthenameofthestreet:allofwhichOliversaidheclearlyunderstood.Havingsuperaddedmanyinjunctionstobesureandnottakecold,theoldladyatlengthpermittedhimtodepart.

           ‘Blesshissweetface!’saidtheoldlady,lookingafterhim.‘Ican’tbear,somehow,tolethimgooutofmysight.

           Atthismoment,Oliverlookedgailyround,andnoddedbeforeheturnedthecorner.Theoldladysmilinglyreturnedhissalutation,and,closingthedoor,wentback,toherownroom.

           ‘Letmesee;he’llbebackintwentyminutes,atthelongest,’saidMr.Brownlow,pullingouthiswatch,andplacingitonthetable.‘Itwillbedarkbythattime.

           ‘Oh!youreallyexpecthimtocomeback,doyou?’inquiredMr.Grimwig.

           ‘Don’tyou?’askedMr.Brownlow,smiling

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