Оливер Твист

Chapter 39

           Theyoungwoman,whohadbythistime,notedherappearance,repliedonlybyalookofvirtuousdisdain;andsummonedamantoanswerher.Tohim,Nancyrepeatedherrequest.

           ‘WhatnameamItosay?’askedthewaiter.

           ‘It’sofnousesayingany,’repliedNancy.

           ‘Norbusiness?’saidtheman.

           ‘No,northatneither,’rejoinedthegirl.‘Imustseethelady.

           ‘Come!’saidtheman,pushinghertowardsthedoor.‘Noneofthis.Takeyourselfoff.

           ‘IshallbecarriedoutifIgo!’saidthegirlviolently;‘andIcanmakethatajobthattwoofyouwon’tliketodo.Isn’tthereanybodyhere,’shesaid,lookinground,‘thatwillseeasimplemessagecarriedforapoorwretchlikeme?’

           Thisappealproducedaneffectonagood-tempered-facedman-cook,whowithsomeoftheotherservantswaslookingon,andwhosteppedforwardtointerfere.

           ‘Takeitupforher,Joe;can’tyou?’saidthisperson.

           ‘What’sthegood?’repliedtheman.‘Youdon’tsupposetheyoungladywillseesuchasher;doyou?’

           ThisallusiontoNancy’sdoubtfulcharacter,raisedavastquantityofchastewrathinthebosomsoffourhousemaids,whoremarked,withgreatfervour,thatthecreaturewasadisgracetohersex;andstronglyadvocatedherbeingthrown,ruthlessly,intothekennel.

           ‘Dowhatyoulikewithme,’saidthegirl,turningtothemenagain;‘butdowhatIaskyoufirst,andIaskyoutogivethismessageforGodAlmighty’ssake.

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