Оливер Твист

Chapter 22

           ‘Thepersuaders?’

           ‘I’vegot’em,’repliedSikes.

           ‘Crape,keys,centre-bits,darkiesnothingforgotten?’inquiredToby:fasteningasmallcrowbartoaloopinsidetheskirtofhiscoat.

           ‘Allright,’rejoinedhiscompanion.‘Bringthembitsoftimber,Barney.That’sthetimeofday.

           Withthesewords,hetookathickstickfromBarney’shands,who,havingdeliveredanothertoToby,busiedhimselfinfasteningonOliver’scape.

           ‘Nowthen!’saidSikes,holdingouthishand.

           Oliver:whowascompletelystupifiedbytheunwontedexercise,andtheair,andthedrinkwhichhadbeenforceduponhim:puthishandmechanicallyintothatwhichSikesextendedforthepurpose.

           ‘Takehisotherhand,Toby,’saidSikes.‘Lookout,Barney.

           Themanwenttothedoor,andreturnedtoannouncethatallwasquiet.ThetworobbersissuedforthwithOliverbetweenthem.Barney,havingmadeallfast,rolledhimselfupasbefore,andwassoonasleepagain.

           Itwasnowintenselydark.Thefogwasmuchheavierthanithadbeenintheearlypartofthenight;andtheatmospherewassodamp,that,althoughnorainfell,Oliver’shairandeyebrows,withinafewminutesafterleavingthehouse,hadbecomestiffwiththehalf-frozenmoisturethatwasfloatingabout.Theycrossedthebridge,andkeptontowardsthelightswhichhehadseenbefore.Theywereatnogreatdistanceoff;and,astheywalkedprettybriskly,theysoonarrivedatChertsey.

           ‘Slapthroughthetown,’whisperedSikes;‘there’llbenobodyintheway,to-night,toseeus.

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