Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 49

The twilight ¹ was beginning to close in, when Mr. Brownlow alighted from a hackney-coach at his own door, and knocked softly., ,The door being opened, a sturdy man got out of the coach and stationed himself on one side of the steps, while another man, who had been seated on the box, dismounted too, and stood upon the other side., ,At a sign from Mr. Brownlow, they helped out a third man, and taking him between them, hurried him into the house. This man was Monks ². They walked in the same manner up the stairs without speaking, and Mr. Brownlow, preceding them, led the way into a back-room. At the door of this apartment, Monks, who had ascended ³ with evident reluctance ⁴, stopped., , ,'If he hesitates or moves a finger but as you bid him, drag him into the street, call for the aid of the police, and impeach ⁶ him as a felon ⁷ in my name.' 'How dare you say this of me?' asked Monks. 'How dare you urge me to it, young man?' replied Mr. Brownlow, confronting him with a steady look., ,'Are you mad enough to leave this house?, ,Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味 。,The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活
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