Оливер Твист

Chapter 52

           ‘Itisnotindeed,myfriend,’rejoinedMr.Brownlow;‘butmybusinesswiththismanisintimatelyconnectedwithhim;andasthischildhasseenhiminthefullcareerofhissuccessandvillainy,Ithinkitaswellevenatthecostofsomepainandfearthatheshouldseehimnow.

           Thesefewwordshadbeensaidapart,soastobeinaudibletoOliver.Themantouchedhishat;andglancingatOliverwithsomecuriousity,openedanothergate,oppositetothatbywhichtheyhadentered,andledthemon,throughdarkandwindingways,towardsthecells.

           ‘This,’saidtheman,stoppinginagloomypassagewhereacoupleofworkmenweremakingsomepreparationsinprofoundsilence‘thisistheplacehepassesthrough.Ifyoustepthisway,youcanseethedoorhegoesoutat.

           Heledthemintoastonekitchen,fittedwithcoppersfordressingtheprisonfood,andpointedtoadoor.Therewasanopengratingaboveit,throughtwhichcamethesoundofmen’svoices,mingledwiththenoiseofhammering,andthethrowingdownofboards.Therewereputtingupthescaffold.

           Fromthisplace,theypassedthroughseveralstronggates,openedbyotherturnkeysfromtheinnerside;and,havingenteredanopenyard,ascendedaflightofnarrowsteps,andcameintoapassagewitharowofstrongdoorsonthelefthand.Motioningthemtoremainwheretheywere,theturnkeyknockedatoneofthesewithhisbunchofkeys.

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