Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 34

It was almost too much happiness to bear., ,Oliver felt stunned ¹ and stupefied by the unexpected intelligence; he could not weep, or speak, or rest., ,He had scarcely the power of understanding anything that had passed, until, after a long ramble ² in the quiet evening air, a burst of tears came to his relief, and he seemed to awaken ³, all at once, to a full sense of the joyful ⁴ change that had occurred, and the almost insupportable load of anguish ⁵ which had been taken from his breast. The night was fast closing in, when he returned homeward:, , ,As he walked briskly along the road, he heard behind him, the noise of some vehicle, approaching at a furious pace., ,Looking round, he saw that it was a post-chaise, driven at great speed; and as the horses were galloping ¹¹, and the road was narrow, he stood leaning against a gate until it should have passed him. As it dashed on, Oliver caught a glimpse of a man in a white nightcap, whose face seemed familiar to him, although his view was so brief that he could not identify the person., ,The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆 。,This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.这是去郊区漫游的最好季节
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