06-02-雾都孤儿 [52]
the money O liver should have got from his father's will．“My young brother O liver will n ever see that money！”he said．'
'His brother！'exclaimed Rose．
'Those were his words，'said Nancy，looking round uneasily，as if she still expected to see Sikes． 'And the n hetalked about how amazed you would be if you knew who
O liver really was．
'And this man was serious？'
'His voice was full of anger and hatred．I know many people who do worse things，but I'd rather listen to all of the m than to this man Monks．But I must get back now，or people will wonder where I've been．'
'Back！How can you go back to such a life？'asked Rose． 'You've told me all this．Now I can help you by letting you stay somewhere safe．'
'No．Perhaps it's hard for you to believe，but the re's one man，the most dangerous of the m all，that I can never leave．You're the first person who's ever spoken to me so kindly-but it's too late．'
'It's never too late！'
'It is！'cried the girl． 'I can't leave him now．And if I tell anyone about this man，he'll die．'
'But how can I find you again，when we want to investigate this mystery further？'
'I'll meet you secretly，if you promise not to watch or follow me，'said Nancy． 'And if you promise just one more thing-not to do anything to hurt the man I can never leave．'
'I promise．'
'Every Sunday night，between eleven and twelve，I will walk on London Bridge if I am alive．Meet me the re if youwant more information．'
As Nancy said the se words，she left the room and ran down the stairs and out into the street once more．Rose was left alone，her thoughts in great confusion，as she wondered desperately what to do and who to ask for advice．
The next morning，O liver，who had been out walking，ranin to Rose's room at the hotel．He was breathless with excitement．
'I can't believe what I've seen！Now you'll all know that I've told you the truth！'he shouted．
'I know you've always told us the truth-but what are you talking about？'asked Rose．
I've seen Mr Brown low ，the kind man who was so good tome．
'Where？'
'Going into a house，'said O liver，crying with joy． 'I've got the address here．'
'Quick，'said Rose． 'Call a coach．I'll take you there immediately．'
The idea came to Rose that perhaps Mr Brown low would advise her．She had been afraid to tell Nancy's story to Dr Losberne，since the good doctor was very excitable and often acted with more enthusiasm than wisdom．
In less than five minutes They were in the coach on their way to the address．Rose went in first to talk to Mr Brown low alone．She was taken into his study，and polite greetings were exchanged．When They were seated again，Rose said，
'This will surprose you very much，but you were once very kind to a dear friend of mine，and I'm sure you will be interested to hear news of him．'
'Really？May I ask you his name？'
'O liver Twist．'
Mr Brown low said nothing for a few seconds，but simply stared at Rose．Finally he moved his chair nearer to her and said with great feeling， 'I once thought that he was a liar and a thief．If you have evidence to show me I was wrong，please tell me at once．'
'I know him to be a child with a warm heart，'said Rose．
'And despite the hardships of his life，he's a better person than almost anyone I know．'
'I looked for him everywhere，'said Mr Brown low ， 'but I could never find him．I could never quite believe that he really did intend to rob me．'
Rose told him everything that had happened to O liver since the n．She finished by saying， 'And his only sorrow，for some months，has been that he could not find you，his former friend．'
'Thank God！'said Mr Brown low ． 'This is great happiness to me，great happiness．But why haven't you brought him with you，Miss May lie？
'His brother！'exclaimed Rose．
'Those were his words，'said Nancy，looking round uneasily，as if she still expected to see Sikes． 'And the n hetalked about how amazed you would be if you knew who
O liver really was．
'And this man was serious？'
'His voice was full of anger and hatred．I know many people who do worse things，but I'd rather listen to all of the m than to this man Monks．But I must get back now，or people will wonder where I've been．'
'Back！How can you go back to such a life？'asked Rose． 'You've told me all this．Now I can help you by letting you stay somewhere safe．'
'No．Perhaps it's hard for you to believe，but the re's one man，the most dangerous of the m all，that I can never leave．You're the first person who's ever spoken to me so kindly-but it's too late．'
'It's never too late！'
'It is！'cried the girl． 'I can't leave him now．And if I tell anyone about this man，he'll die．'
'But how can I find you again，when we want to investigate this mystery further？'
'I'll meet you secretly，if you promise not to watch or follow me，'said Nancy． 'And if you promise just one more thing-not to do anything to hurt the man I can never leave．'
'I promise．'
'Every Sunday night，between eleven and twelve，I will walk on London Bridge if I am alive．Meet me the re if youwant more information．'
As Nancy said the se words，she left the room and ran down the stairs and out into the street once more．Rose was left alone，her thoughts in great confusion，as she wondered desperately what to do and who to ask for advice．
The next morning，O liver，who had been out walking，ranin to Rose's room at the hotel．He was breathless with excitement．
'I can't believe what I've seen！Now you'll all know that I've told you the truth！'he shouted．
'I know you've always told us the truth-but what are you talking about？'asked Rose．
I've seen Mr Brown low ，the kind man who was so good tome．
'Where？'
'Going into a house，'said O liver，crying with joy． 'I've got the address here．'
'Quick，'said Rose． 'Call a coach．I'll take you there immediately．'
The idea came to Rose that perhaps Mr Brown low would advise her．She had been afraid to tell Nancy's story to Dr Losberne，since the good doctor was very excitable and often acted with more enthusiasm than wisdom．
In less than five minutes They were in the coach on their way to the address．Rose went in first to talk to Mr Brown low alone．She was taken into his study，and polite greetings were exchanged．When They were seated again，Rose said，
'This will surprose you very much，but you were once very kind to a dear friend of mine，and I'm sure you will be interested to hear news of him．'
'Really？May I ask you his name？'
'O liver Twist．'
Mr Brown low said nothing for a few seconds，but simply stared at Rose．Finally he moved his chair nearer to her and said with great feeling， 'I once thought that he was a liar and a thief．If you have evidence to show me I was wrong，please tell me at once．'
'I know him to be a child with a warm heart，'said Rose．
'And despite the hardships of his life，he's a better person than almost anyone I know．'
'I looked for him everywhere，'said Mr Brown low ， 'but I could never find him．I could never quite believe that he really did intend to rob me．'
Rose told him everything that had happened to O liver since the n．She finished by saying， 'And his only sorrow，for some months，has been that he could not find you，his former friend．'
'Thank God！'said Mr Brown low ． 'This is great happiness to me，great happiness．But why haven't you brought him with you，Miss May lie？