Оливер Твист

Chapter 36

           ‘Ishallnotbeathomeagain,perhapsforsometime;Iwishyouwouldwritetome—sayonceafort-night:everyalternateMonday:totheGeneralPostOfficeinLondon.Willyou?’

           ‘Oh!certainly,sir;Ishallbeproudtodoit,’exclaimedOliver,greatlydelightedwiththecommission.

           ‘Ishouldliketoknowhow—howmymotherandMissMaylieare,’saidtheyoungman;‘andyoucanfillupasheetbytellingmewhatwalksyoutake,andwhatyoutalkabout,andwhethershe—they,Imean—seemhappyandquitewell.Youunderstandme?’

           ‘Oh!quite,sir,quite,’repliedOliver.

           ‘Iwouldratheryoudidnotmentionittothem,’saidHarry,hurryingoverhiswords;‘becauseitmightmakemymotheranxioustowritetomeoftener,anditisatroubleandworrytoher.Letisbeasecretbetweenyouandme;andmindyoutellmeeverything!Idependuponyou.’

           Oliver,quiteelatedandhonouredbyasenseofhisimportance,faithfullypromisedtobesecretandexplicitinhiscommunications.Mr.Maylietookleaveofhim,withmanyassurancesofhisregardandprotection.

           Thedoctorwasinthechaise;Giles(who,ithadbeenarranged,shouldbeleftbehind)heldthedooropeninhishand;andthewomen-servantswereinthegarden,lookingon.Harrycastoneslightglanceatthelatticedwindow,andjumpedintothecarriage.

           ‘Driveon!’hecried,‘hard,fast,fullgallop!Nothingshortofflyingwillkeeppacewithme,to-day.’

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