Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 25

While these things were passing in the country workhouse, Mr. Fagin sat in the old den--the same from which Oliver had been removed by the girl--brooding over a dull, smoky fire., ,He held a pair of bellows ¹ upon his knee, with which he had apparently ² been endeavouring to rouse it into more cheerful action; but he had fallen into deep thought; and with his arms folded on them, and his chin resting on his thumbs, fixed ³ his eyes, abstractedly, on the rusty ⁴ bars. At a table behind him sat the Artful Dodger ⁵, Master Charles Bates, and Mr. Chitling: all intent upon a game of whist; the Artful taking dummy ⁶ against Master Bates and Mr. Chitling., ,The countenance ⁷ of the first-named gentleman, peculiarly intelligent at all times, acquired great additional interest from his close observance of the game, and his attentive ⁹ perusal ¹⁰ of Mr. Chitling's hand; upon which, from time to time, as occasion served, he bestowed ¹¹ a variety of earnest glances: wisely regulating his own play by the result of his observations upon his neighbour's cards., , ,He also sustained a clay pipe between his teeth, which he only removed for a brief space when he deemed it necessary to apply for refreshment ¹² to a quart pot upon the table, which stood ready filled with gin-and-water for the accommodation of the company. Master Bates was also attentive to the play; but being of a more excitable nature than his accomplished ¹³ friend, it was observable that he more frequently applied ¹⁴ himself to the gin-and-water, and moreover indulged in many jests and irrelevant ¹⁶ remarks, all highly unbecoming a scientific rubber., ,Indeed, the Artful, presuming upon their close attachment ¹⁷, more than once took occasion to reason gravely with his companion upon these improprieties; all of which remonstrances ¹⁸, Master Bates received in extremely good part; merely requesting his friend to be 'blowed,' or to insert his head in a sack, or replying with some other neatly-turned witticism ¹⁹ of a similar kind, the happy application of which, excited considerable admiration ²⁰ in the mind of Mr. Chitling., ,You could, I suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想 ，你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱 。 来自辞典例句,An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。