Оливер Твист

Chapter 51

           ‘Thatasenseofhisdeepdisgracesoworkeduponmyownfatherthatheshunnedall—there,wehavesaidenough,Harry,wehavesaidenough.’

           ‘Notyet,notyet,’saidtheyoungman,detainingherassherose.‘Myhopes,mywishes,prospects,feeling:everythoughtinlifeexceptmyloveforyou:haveundergoneachange.Iofferyou,now,nodistinctionamongabustlingcrowd;nominglingwithaworldofmaliceanddetraction,wherethebloodiscalledintohonestcheeksbyaughtbutrealdisgraceandshame;butahome—aheartandhome—yes,dearestRose,andthose,andthosealone,areallIhavetooffer.’

           ‘Whatdoyoumean!’shefaltered.

           ‘Imeanbutthis—thatwhenIleftyoulast,Ileftyouwithafirmdeterminationtolevelallfanciedbarriersbetweenyourselfandme;resolvedthatifmyworldcouldnotbeyours,Iwouldmakeyoursmine;thatnoprideofbirthshouldcurlthelipatyou,forIwouldturnfromit.ThisIhavedone.Thosewhohaveshrunkfrommebecauseofthis,haveshrunkfromyou,andprovedyousofarright.Suchpowerandpatronage:suchrelativesofinfluenceandrank:assmileduponmethen,lookcoldlynow;buttherearesmilingfieldsandwavingtreesinEngland’srichestcounty;andbyonevillagechurch—mine,Rose,myown!—therestandsarusticdwellingwhichyoucanmakemeprouderof,thanallthehopesIhaverenounced,measuredathousandfold.Thisismyrankandstationnow,andhereIlayitdown!’

           ‘It’satryingthingwaitingsupperforlovers,’saidMr

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