Chapter 22

           ‘Hallo!’criedaloud,hoarsevoice,assoonastheysetfootinthepassage.

           ‘Don’tmakesucharow,’saidSikes,boltingthedoor.‘Showaglim,Toby.

           ‘Aha!mypal!’criedthesamevoice.‘Aglim,Barney,aglim!Showthegentlemanin,Barney;wakeupfirst,ifconvenient.

           Thespeakerappearedtothrowaboot-jack,orsomesucharticle,atthepersonheaddressed,torousehimfromhisslumbers:forthenoiseofawoodenbody,fallingviolently,washeard;andthenanindistinctmuttering,asofamanbetweensleepandawake.

           ‘Doyouhear?’criedthesamevoice.‘There’sBillSikesinthepassagewithnobodytodotheciviltohim;andyousleepingthere,asifyoutooklaudanumwithyourmeals,andnothingstronger.Areyouanyfreshernow,ordoyouwanttheironcandlesticktowakeyouthoroughly?’

           Apairofslipshodfeetshuffled,hastily,acrossthebareflooroftheroom,asthisinterrogatorywasput;andthereissued,fromadoorontherighthand;first,afeeblecandle:andnext,theformofthesameindividualwhohasbeenheretoforedescribedaslabouringundertheinfirmityofspeakingthroughhisnose,andofficiatingaswaiteratthepublic-houseonSaffronHill.

           ‘BisterSikes!’exclaimedBarney,withrealorcounterfeitjoy;‘cubid,sir;cubid.

           ‘Here!yougetonfirst,’saidSikes,puttingOliverinfrontofhim.‘Quicker!orIshalltreaduponyourheels.

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