06-02-雾都孤儿 [66]
Monks breathe d more easily，and even smiled．
'But，'said Mr Brown low ，pulling his chair nearer to the other man， 'by chance I was able to rescue your brother O liver from a life of misery and—'
'What！'cried Monks．
Mr Brown low continued without a pause． 'And when he was recovering from his sickness here in my house，I noticed how similar he looked to the girl's face in the picture．But he was taken away before I could discover his history-as you know very well．'
'You can't prove anything！'said Monks．
'I can．I heard that you were in the West Indies．I went the re to try and find you to see if you knew anything about O liver，but you'd already left．I returned to London，and was unable to find you until two hours ago．'
'And now what？You can't prove that O liver's my brother．'Monks smiled unpleasantly．
'I couldn't before，'said Mr Brown low ，standing up． 'But now I can．The re was a will，but your mother destroyed it．This will mentioned a child that would be born later；this was O liver，the child you met later by accident．You noticed his resemblance to your father and you became suspicious．You the n went back to his birthplace，found proof of his birth and the fact that he's your half-brother，and destroyed that proof．'
Monks sat in silence，his eyes filled with fear．
'Yes，'continued Mr Brown low fiercely， 'shadows on the wall have caught your whispers with Fagin，and brought the m to my ear．For the sake of that innocent child，whom you wanted to destroy．And now murder had been done，and you are as guilty of that as if you had struck the blow yourself！'
'No，no，'said Monks quickly． 'I knew nothing of that．Nothing at all．'He was silent for a while，realizing how much was known about him．Hatred and fear fought inside him，but he was a coward at heart．At last，seeing no escape，he raised his head． 'I will admit everything-in front of witnesses，if necessary．'
Mr Brown low nodded coldly． 'I will prepare a document for you to sign．You must give O liver what is really his，and the n you can go where you please．'
At that moment Dr Losberne rushed into the room． 'The murderer will be taken tonight！His dog's been found．'
'And Fagin？'asked Mr Brown low ．
'They're sure of him．They may have him already．'
Mr Brown low turned back to Monks． 'Have you made up your mind？'
'Yes，'replied Monks． 'And you promise-it'll remain a secret？No police，or charges of fraud against me？'
'Yes，'said Mr Brown low ． 'You have my promise．For now，you must remain here，locked in this room．I will come for you tomorrow evening and take you to sign a confession in front of witnesses．'
Mr Brown low the n left the room with the doctor，and They eagerly discussed the news of the hunt for the criminals． 'My blood boils with anger，'said Mr Brown low ． 'This poor murdered girl must be revenged．You stay here and guard Monks．I'll go out and get the latest news．'
The two men parted，each in a fever of excitement．Down by the river Thames was a district called Rotherhithe ，one of the dirtiest and roughest places in London．The houses next to the river had no owners；They were broken down and ruined，but could be defended against attack．In an upper room of one of the se houses，were three members of Fagin's gang．
'When was Fagin taken，the n？'asked the man called Toby．
'Two o'clock this afternoon．Charley and I escaped up the chimney，but Noah was caught．Bet went to see Nancy and when she saw the body，she started screaming and wouldn't stop．She's been taken to hospital．'
'What's happened to Charley Bates？'
'He'll come here when it's dark．It's too dangerous now．'
'We're in trouble，'said Toby． 'Fagin's going to hang-that's certain．'
'You should have seen him when he was caught，'said another robber． 'The police
'But，'said Mr Brown low ，pulling his chair nearer to the other man， 'by chance I was able to rescue your brother O liver from a life of misery and—'
'What！'cried Monks．
Mr Brown low continued without a pause． 'And when he was recovering from his sickness here in my house，I noticed how similar he looked to the girl's face in the picture．But he was taken away before I could discover his history-as you know very well．'
'You can't prove anything！'said Monks．
'I can．I heard that you were in the West Indies．I went the re to try and find you to see if you knew anything about O liver，but you'd already left．I returned to London，and was unable to find you until two hours ago．'
'And now what？You can't prove that O liver's my brother．'Monks smiled unpleasantly．
'I couldn't before，'said Mr Brown low ，standing up． 'But now I can．The re was a will，but your mother destroyed it．This will mentioned a child that would be born later；this was O liver，the child you met later by accident．You noticed his resemblance to your father and you became suspicious．You the n went back to his birthplace，found proof of his birth and the fact that he's your half-brother，and destroyed that proof．'
Monks sat in silence，his eyes filled with fear．
'Yes，'continued Mr Brown low fiercely， 'shadows on the wall have caught your whispers with Fagin，and brought the m to my ear．For the sake of that innocent child，whom you wanted to destroy．And now murder had been done，and you are as guilty of that as if you had struck the blow yourself！'
'No，no，'said Monks quickly． 'I knew nothing of that．Nothing at all．'He was silent for a while，realizing how much was known about him．Hatred and fear fought inside him，but he was a coward at heart．At last，seeing no escape，he raised his head． 'I will admit everything-in front of witnesses，if necessary．'
Mr Brown low nodded coldly． 'I will prepare a document for you to sign．You must give O liver what is really his，and the n you can go where you please．'
At that moment Dr Losberne rushed into the room． 'The murderer will be taken tonight！His dog's been found．'
'And Fagin？'asked Mr Brown low ．
'They're sure of him．They may have him already．'
Mr Brown low turned back to Monks． 'Have you made up your mind？'
'Yes，'replied Monks． 'And you promise-it'll remain a secret？No police，or charges of fraud against me？'
'Yes，'said Mr Brown low ． 'You have my promise．For now，you must remain here，locked in this room．I will come for you tomorrow evening and take you to sign a confession in front of witnesses．'
Mr Brown low the n left the room with the doctor，and They eagerly discussed the news of the hunt for the criminals． 'My blood boils with anger，'said Mr Brown low ． 'This poor murdered girl must be revenged．You stay here and guard Monks．I'll go out and get the latest news．'
The two men parted，each in a fever of excitement．Down by the river Thames was a district called Rotherhithe ，one of the dirtiest and roughest places in London．The houses next to the river had no owners；They were broken down and ruined，but could be defended against attack．In an upper room of one of the se houses，were three members of Fagin's gang．
'When was Fagin taken，the n？'asked the man called Toby．
'Two o'clock this afternoon．Charley and I escaped up the chimney，but Noah was caught．Bet went to see Nancy and when she saw the body，she started screaming and wouldn't stop．She's been taken to hospital．'
'What's happened to Charley Bates？'
'He'll come here when it's dark．It's too dangerous now．'
'We're in trouble，'said Toby． 'Fagin's going to hang-that's certain．'
'You should have seen him when he was caught，'said another robber． 'The police