雾都孤儿(中英文对照)

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INWHICHOLIVERISTAKENBETTERCAREOFTHANHEEVERWASBEFORE。ANDINWHICHTHENARRATIVEREVERTSTOTHEMERRYOLDGENTLEMANANDHISYOUTHFULFRIENDS。

Thecoachrattledaway,overnearlythesamegroundasthatwhichOliverhadtraversedwhenhefirstenteredLondonincompanywiththeDodger;and,turningadifferentwaywhenitreachedtheAngelatIslington,stoppedatlengthbeforeaneathouse,inaquietshadystreetnearPentonville。Here,abedwasprepared,withoutlossoftime,inwhichMr。Brownlowsawhisyoungchargecarefullyandcomfortablydeposited;andhere,hewastendedwithakindnessandsolicitudethatknewnobounds。

But,formanydays,Oliverremainedinsensibletoallthegoodnessofhisnewfriends。Thesunroseandsank,androseandsankagain,andmanytimesafterthat;andstilltheboylaystretchedonhisuneasybed,dwindlingawaybeneaththedryandwastingheatoffever。Thewormdoesnotworkmoresurelyonthedeadbody,thandoesthisslowcreepingfireuponthelivingframe。

Weak,andthin,andpallid,heawokeatlastfromwhatseemedtohavebeenalongandtroubleddream。Feeblyraisinghimselfinthebed,withhisheadrestingonhistremblingarm,helookedanxiouslyaround。

‘Whatroomisthis?WherehaveIbeenbroughtto?’saidOliver。‘ThisisnottheplaceIwenttosleepin。’

Heutteredthesewordsinafeeblevoice,beingveryfaintandweak;buttheywereoverheardatonce。Thecurtainatthebed'sheadwashastilydrawnback,andamotherlyoldlady,veryneatlyandpreciselydressed,roseassheundrewit,fromanarm-chaircloseby,inwhichshehadbeensittingatneedle-work。

‘Hush,mydear,’saidtheoldladysoftly。‘Youmustbeveryquiet,oryouwillbeillagain;andyouhavebeenverybad,--asbadasbadcouldbe,prettynigh。Liedownagain;there'sadear!’Withthosewords,theoldladyverygentlyplacedOliver'sheaduponthepillow;and,smoothingbackhishairfromhisforehead,lookedsokindlyandlovinginhisface,thathecouldnothelpplacinghislittlewitheredhandinhers,anddrawingitroundhisneck。

‘Saveus!’saidtheoldlady,withtearsinhereyes。‘Whatagratefullittledearitis。Prettycreetur!WhatwouldhismotherfeelifshehadsatbyhimasIhave,andcouldseehimnow!’

‘Perhapsshedoesseeme,’whisperedOliver,foldinghishandstogether;‘perhapsshehassatbyme。Ialmostfeelasifshehad。’

‘Thatwasthefever,mydear,’saidtheoldladymildly。

‘Isupposeitwas,’repliedOliver,‘becauseheavenisalongwayoff;andtheyaretoohappythere,tocomedowntothebedsideofapoorboy。ButifsheknewIwasill,shemusthavepitiedme,eventhere;forshewasveryillherselfbeforeshedied。Shecan'tknowanythingaboutmethough,’addedOliverafteramoment'ssilence。‘Ifshehadseenmehurt,itwouldhavemadehersorrowful;andherfacehasalwayslookedsweetandhappy,whenIhavedreamedofher。’

Theoldladymadenoreplytothis;butwipinghereyesfirst,andherspectacles,whichlayonthecounterpane,afterwards,asiftheywerepartandparcelofthosefeatures,broughtsomecoolstuffforOlivertodrink;andthen,pattinghimonthecheek,toldhimhemustlieveryquiet,orhewouldbeillagain。

So,Oliverkeptverystill;partlybecausehewasanxioustoobeythekindoldladyinallthings;andpartly,totellthetruth,becausehewascompletelyexhaustedwithwhathehadalreadysaid。Hesoonfellintoagentledoze,fromwhichhewasawakenedbythelightofacandle:which,beingbroughtnearthebed,showedhimagentlemanwithaverylargeandloud-tickinggoldwatchinhishand,whofelthispulse,andsaidhewasagreatdealbetter。

‘You_are_agreatdealbetter,areyounot,mydear?’saidthegentleman。

‘Yes,thankyou,sir,’repliedOliver。

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