Оливер Твист

Chapter 46

           Thehourhadnotstrucktwominutes,whenayounglady,accompaniedbyagrey-hairedgentleman,alightedfromahackney-carriagewithinashortdistanceofthebridge,and,havingdismissedthevehicle,walkedstraighttowardsit.Theyhadscarcelysetfootuponitspavement,whenthegirlstarted,andimmediatelymadetowardsthem.

           Theywalkedonward,lookingaboutthemwiththeairofpersonswhoentertainedsomeveryslightexpectationwhichhadlittlechanceofbeingrealised,whentheyweresuddenlyjoinedbythisnewassociate.Theyhaltedwithanexclamationofsurprise,butsuppresseditimmediately;foramaninthegarmentsofacountrymancamecloseupbrushedagainstthem,indeedatthatprecisemoment.

           ‘Nothere,’saidNancyhurriedly,‘Iamafraidtospeaktoyouhere.Comeawayoutofthepublicroaddownthestepsyonder!’

           Assheutteredthesewords,andindicated,withherhand,thedirectioninwhichshewishedthemtoproceed,thecountrymanlookedround,androughlyaskingwhattheytookupthewholepavementfor,passedon.

           Thestepstowhichthegirlhadpointed,werethosewhich,ontheSurreybank,andonthesamesideofthebridgeasSaintSaviour’sChurch,formalanding-stairsfromtheriver.Tothisspot,themanbearingtheappearanceofacountryman,hastenedunobserved;andafteramoment’ssurveyoftheplace,hebegantodescend.

           Thesestairsareapartofthebridge;theyconsistofthreeflights.

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