06-02-雾都孤儿 [21]
Bates, who started to shout with fear.
Suddenly, all this noise and confusion was silenced by a deep voice at the door.
'What the devil's going on here
'the voice demanded.
The owner of the voice was a big man of about thirty-five in a black coat and very dirty trousers, with a brown hat on his head and a dirty hand kerchief around his neck. He also had a three-day-old beard. A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room. The man kicked the dog into a corner and looked round at the signs of battle.
'Are They trying to murder you, Fagin
I would if I was the m. I'd have done it long ago. Now, give me some beer, and don't poison it. '
It was said as a joke, but if the man had seen the evil look on Fagin's face, he might have thought the warning was a necessary one.
Fagin produced some beer, and as the fight appeared to be over, everybody sat down. In the conversation that followed, Fagin told the newcomer that O liver had been caught by the police. 'I'm afraid, Mr Sikes, 'he said, 'the boy may say something which will get us into trouble. '
'Very likely, 'said Bill Sikes, smiling unkindly. 'You'vegot problems, Fagin. '
'And I'm afraid, 'added Fagin, ignoring Sikes' remark, 'that if we're in trouble, the n a lot of other people will be in trouble too, if you understand me, my dear, '
Sikes turned angrily towards the old man. The re was a silence. The n Sikes said, 'Somebody must find out what's happened. If he hasn't said anything yet, we must catch him when he leaves the police station. '
Fagin nodded. But the re was a difficulty. None of the m wanted to go anywhere near a Police station. The problem was solved with the arrival of the two young ladies whom O liver had met one evening in Fagin's house.
'Nancy, my dear, 'Fagin said. He smiled sweetly at one of The young ladies. 'Can you go to find out what's happened to O liver
'
The young lady answered calmly, 'No, I won't. '
'You're the only one here that the police in this district don't know, 'said Sikes. 'She'll go, Fagin. '
'No, 'repeated Nancy.
'Yes, she will, Fagin. 'Sikes was right. With a mixture of threats and promises, he soon persuaded Nancy to go.
She set off at once, and at the police station pretended to be a shy, frightened girl. 'Is my poor little brother O liver here
'she asked the officer with the keys.
'He's not here, 'the officer replied. 'The gentleman's got him. '
'The gentleman
Oh no! What gentleman
'cried Nancy, very upset.
The policeman explained that O liver had become ill, and the old gentleman had taken him to his house in the Pentonville district of north London. Nancy, still looking terribly upset, left the station, and hurried back to Fagin's house with this news. As soon as he heard it, Sikes called his white dog, put on his hat and left without saying goodbye to anyone.
'We must find him, 'Fagin said urgently to the rest of the m. 'No one can stay here—it's too dangerous now. All of you—walk around Pentonville and keep your ears open. Don't come back until you have some news of O liver! If you can, kidnap him! We've got to keep him quiet before he starts talking about us to his new friends. '
With the se words, he pushed the m all from his room and double-locked the door behind the m. The n he took out his hidden box and very carefully hid all the watches and the jewellery beneath his clothe s.
5 奥利弗的生活变了
奥利弗被带进了最近的警察局。门口的一位警官盯着这孩子。“嗬！又是一个小贼？”他扭头向老先生问道，“先生，您就是被盗人吗？”
“是我，”老先生回答，“但我不敢说他就是偷了我手帕的那个孩子。我并不真想把他带到法庭上来。”
“太晚了，他必须现在就去见治安推事。”
奥利弗被锁进了一个石砌的小牢房，牢房里脏极了，气味令人作呕。钥匙在门锁里转动的那一瞬间，老先生若有所
Suddenly, all this noise and confusion was silenced by a deep voice at the door.
'What the devil's going on here
'the voice demanded.
The owner of the voice was a big man of about thirty-five in a black coat and very dirty trousers, with a brown hat on his head and a dirty hand kerchief around his neck. He also had a three-day-old beard. A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room. The man kicked the dog into a corner and looked round at the signs of battle.
'Are They trying to murder you, Fagin
I would if I was the m. I'd have done it long ago. Now, give me some beer, and don't poison it. '
It was said as a joke, but if the man had seen the evil look on Fagin's face, he might have thought the warning was a necessary one.
Fagin produced some beer, and as the fight appeared to be over, everybody sat down. In the conversation that followed, Fagin told the newcomer that O liver had been caught by the police. 'I'm afraid, Mr Sikes, 'he said, 'the boy may say something which will get us into trouble. '
'Very likely, 'said Bill Sikes, smiling unkindly. 'You'vegot problems, Fagin. '
'And I'm afraid, 'added Fagin, ignoring Sikes' remark, 'that if we're in trouble, the n a lot of other people will be in trouble too, if you understand me, my dear, '
Sikes turned angrily towards the old man. The re was a silence. The n Sikes said, 'Somebody must find out what's happened. If he hasn't said anything yet, we must catch him when he leaves the police station. '
Fagin nodded. But the re was a difficulty. None of the m wanted to go anywhere near a Police station. The problem was solved with the arrival of the two young ladies whom O liver had met one evening in Fagin's house.
'Nancy, my dear, 'Fagin said. He smiled sweetly at one of The young ladies. 'Can you go to find out what's happened to O liver
'
The young lady answered calmly, 'No, I won't. '
'You're the only one here that the police in this district don't know, 'said Sikes. 'She'll go, Fagin. '
'No, 'repeated Nancy.
'Yes, she will, Fagin. 'Sikes was right. With a mixture of threats and promises, he soon persuaded Nancy to go.
She set off at once, and at the police station pretended to be a shy, frightened girl. 'Is my poor little brother O liver here
'she asked the officer with the keys.
'He's not here, 'the officer replied. 'The gentleman's got him. '
'The gentleman
Oh no! What gentleman
'cried Nancy, very upset.
The policeman explained that O liver had become ill, and the old gentleman had taken him to his house in the Pentonville district of north London. Nancy, still looking terribly upset, left the station, and hurried back to Fagin's house with this news. As soon as he heard it, Sikes called his white dog, put on his hat and left without saying goodbye to anyone.
'We must find him, 'Fagin said urgently to the rest of the m. 'No one can stay here—it's too dangerous now. All of you—walk around Pentonville and keep your ears open. Don't come back until you have some news of O liver! If you can, kidnap him! We've got to keep him quiet before he starts talking about us to his new friends. '
With the se words, he pushed the m all from his room and double-locked the door behind the m. The n he took out his hidden box and very carefully hid all the watches and the jewellery beneath his clothe s.
5 奥利弗的生活变了
奥利弗被带进了最近的警察局。门口的一位警官盯着这孩子。“嗬！又是一个小贼？”他扭头向老先生问道，“先生，您就是被盗人吗？”
“是我，”老先生回答，“但我不敢说他就是偷了我手帕的那个孩子。我并不真想把他带到法庭上来。”
“太晚了，他必须现在就去见治安推事。”
奥利弗被锁进了一个石砌的小牢房，牢房里脏极了，气味令人作呕。钥匙在门锁里转动的那一瞬间，老先生若有所