Оливер Твист

Chapter 41

           ‘I’dsendthemoneandallto

           ‘Nevermindwhere,’interposedMr.Brownlow.‘Butreflectwhethersendingthemanywhereislikelytoattaintheobjectwehaveinview.

           ‘Whatobject?’askedthedoctor.

           ‘Simply,thediscoveryofOliver’sparentage,andregainingforhimtheinheritanceofwhich,ifthisstorybetrue,hehasbeenfraudulentlydeprived.

           ‘Ah!’saidMr.Losberne,coolinghimselfwithhispocket-handkerchief;‘Ialmostforgotthat.

           ‘Yousee,’pursuedMr.Brownlow;‘placingthispoorgirlentirelyoutofthequestion,andsupposingitwerepossibletobringthesescoundrelstojusticewithoutcompromisinghersafety,whatgoodshouldwebringabout?’

           ‘Hangingafewofthematleast,inallprobability,’suggestedthedoctor,‘andtransportingtherest.

           ‘Verygood,’repliedMr.Brownlow,smiling;‘butnodoubttheywillbringthataboutforthemselvesinthefulnessoftime,andifwestepintoforestallthem,itseemstomethatweshallbeperformingaveryQuixoticact,indirectoppositiontoourowninterestoratleasttoOliver’s,whichisthesamething.

           ‘How?’inquiredthedoctor.

           ‘Thus.Itisquiteclearthatweshallhaveextremedifficultyingettingtothebottomofthismystery,unlesswecanbringthisman,Monks,uponhisknees.Thatcanonlybedonebystratagem,andbycatchinghimwhenheisnotsurroundedbythesepeople.For,supposehewereapprehended,wehavenoproofagainsthim.

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