Оливер Твист

Chapter 18

           Sometimes,indeed,agrizzlyheadmightbeseen,peeringovertheparapet-wallofadistanthouse;butitwasquicklywithdrawnagain;andasthewindowofOliver’sobservatorywasnaileddown,anddimmedwiththerainandsmokeofyears,itwasasmuchashecoulddotomakeouttheformsofthedifferentobjectsbeyond,withoutmakinganyattempttobeseenorheardwhichhehadasmuchchanceofbeing,asifhehadlivedinsidetheballofSt.Paul’sCathedral.

           Oneafternoon,theDodgerandMasterBatesbeingengagedoutthatevening,thefirst-namedyounggentlemantookitintohisheadtoevincesomeanxietyregardingthedecorationofhisperson(todohimjustice,thiswasbynomeansanhabitualweaknesswithhim);and,withthisendandaim,hecondescendinglycommandedOlivertoassisthiminhistoilet,straightway.

           Oliverwasbuttoogladtomakehimselfuseful;toohappytohavesomefaces,howeverbad,tolookupon;toodesiroustoconciliatethoseabouthimwhenhecouldhonestlydoso;tothrowanyobjectioninthewayofthisproposal.Soheatonceexpressedhisreadiness;and,kneelingonthefloor,whiletheDodgersatuponthetablesothathecouldtakehisfootinhislaps,heappliedhimselftoaprocesswhichMr.Dawkinsdesignatedas‘japanninghistrotter-cases.Thephrase,renderedintoplainEnglish,signifieth,cleaninghisboots.

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