Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 46

The church clocks chimed three quarters past eleven, as two figures emerged on London Bridge., ,One, which advanced with a swift and rapid step, was that of a woman who looked eagerly about her as though in quest of some expected object; the other figure was that of a man, who slunk along in the deepest shadow he could find, and, at some distance, accommodated his pace to hers:, ,stopping when she stopped:, , ,but never allowing himself, in the ardour of his pursuit, to gain upon her footsteps., ,Thus, they crossed the bridge, from the Middlesex to the Surrey shore, when the woman, apparently ¹ disappointed in her anxious scrutiny ³ of the foot-passengers, turned back., ,He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异
。,He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。