Оливер Твист

Chapter 51

           Hetoldherallhehadmeanttodo,tohidehershame,ifhehadlived,andprayedher,ifhedied,nottocursehimmemory,orthinktheconsequencesoftheirsinwouldbevisitedonherortheiryoungchild;foralltheguiltwashis.Heremindedherofthedayhehadgivenherthelittlelocketandtheringwithherchristiannameengraveduponit,andablankleftforthatwhichhehopedonedaytohavebestoweduponher—prayedheryettokeepit,andwearitnextherheart,asshehaddonebefore—andthenranon,wildly,inthesamewords,overandoveragain,asifhehadgonedistracted.Ibelievehehad.’

           ‘Thewill,’saidMr.Brownlow,asOliver’stearsfellfast.

           Monkswassilent.

           ‘Thewill,’saidMr.Brownlow,speakingforhim,‘wasinthesamespiritastheletter.Hetalkedofmiserieswhichhiswifehadbroughtuponhim;oftherebelliousdisposition,vice,malice,andprematurebadpassionsofyouhisonlyson,whohadbeentrainedtohatehim;andleftyou,andyourmother,eachanannuityofeighthundredpounds.Thebulkofhispropertyhedividedintotwoequalportions—oneforAgnesFleming,andtheotherfortheirchild,ititshouldbebornalive,andevercomeofage.Ifitwereagirl,itwastoinheritthemoneyunconditionally;butifaboy,onlyonthestipulationthatinhisminorityheshouldneverhavestainedhisnamewithanypublicactofdishonour,meanness,cowardice,orwrong.

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