Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 26

The old man had gained the street corner, before he began to recover the effect of Toby Crackit's intelligence., ,He had relaxed nothing of his unusual speed; but was still pressing onward ¹, in the same wild and disordered manner, when the sudden dashing past of a carriage: and a boisterous ³ cry from the foot passengers, who saw his danger:, ,drove him back upon the pavement., , ,Here he walked even faster than before; nor did he linger until he had again turned into a court; when, as if conscious that he was now in his proper element, he fell into his usual shuffling ⁷ pace, and seemed to breathe more freely. Near to the spot on which Snow Hill and Holborn Hill meet, opens, upon the right hand as you come out of the City, a narrow and dismal ⁸ alley ⁵, leading to Saffron Hill., ,In its filthy ⁹ shops are exposed for sale huge bunches of second-hand ¹⁰ silk handkerchiefs, of all sizes and patterns; for here reside the traders who purchase them from pick-pockets., ,He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进 。,There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝
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