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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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