雾都孤儿-第14章

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en　those　hours　came　round　again？

In　the　middle　of　that　Sunday　night，Mr　　Brown　low　　and　O　liver　were　allowed　to　enter　the　prison．Several　strong　doors　were　unlocked，and　eventually　They　entered　Fagin’s　cell．The　old　robber　was　sitting　on　the　bed，whispering　to　himself，his　face　more　like　a　trapped　animal’s　than　a　human’s．

　‘You　have　some　papers，Fagin，’said　Mr　　Brown　low　　quietly，　‘which　were　given　to　you　by　Monks　to　look　after．’

　‘It’s　a　lie！’replied　Fagin，not　looking　at　him．　‘I　haven’t　got　any．’

　‘For　the　love　of　God，’said　Mr　　Brown　low　，very　seriously，　‘don’t　lie　to　us　now，on　the　night　before　your　death．You　know　that　Sikes　is　dead　and　Monks　has　confessed．Where　are　the　papers？’

　‘I’ll　tell　you，O　liver，’said　Fagin．　‘Come　here．’He　whispered　to　him．　‘They’re　in　a　bag　up　the　chimney　in　the　front　room　at　the　top　of　the　house．But　I　want　to　talk　to　you，my　dear．’

　‘Yes，’said　O　liver．　‘Will　you　pray　with　me？’

　‘Outside，outside，’said　Fagin，pushing　the　boy　in　front　of　him　towards　the　door．　‘Say　I’ve　gone　to　sleep…They’ll　believe　you．You　can　take　me　out　with　you　when　you　go．’The　old　man’s　eyes　shone　with　a　mad　light．

　‘It’s　no　good，’said　Mr　　Brown　low　，taking　O　liver’s　hand　．　‘He’s　gone　too　far，and　we　can　never　reach　him　now．’

The　cell　door　opened，and　as　the　visitors　left，Fagin　started　struggling　and　fighting　with　his　guards，screaming　so　loudly　that　the　prison　walls　rang　with　the　sound．

They　left　the　prison　building　in　the　grey　light　of　dawn．Outside　in　the　street，huge　crowds　were　already　gathering，joking　and　laughing，and　pushing　to　get　the　best　places　near　the　great　black　platform，where　the　rope　hung　ready　for　its　morning’s　work．

Less　than　three　months　later，Rose　married　Harry　May　lie．For　her　sake，Harry　had　abandoned　his　political　ambitions，and　had　become　a　simple　man　of　the　church．The　re　was　no　longer　any　mystery　about　Rose’s　birth，but　even　if　the　re　had　been，Harry　would　not　have　cared．They　lived　next　to　the　church　in　a　peaceful　village．Mrs　May　lie　went　to　live　with　the　m，and　spent　the　rest　of　her　days　in　quiet　contentment．

Mr　　Brown　low　　adopted　O　liver　as　his　son．They　moved　to　a　house　in　the　same　quiet　village，and　were　just　as　happy．Dr　Losberne　discovered　suddenly　that　the　air　in　Chertsey　did　not　suit　him．In　less　than　three　months　he，too，had　moved…to　a　cottage　just　outside　the　village，where　he　took　up　gardening　and　fishing　with　great　energy　and　enthusiasm．

Mr　　Brown　low　　suggested　that　half　the　remaining　money　from　the　will　should　be　given　to　Monks　and　the　other　half　to　O　liver，although　by　law　it　should　all　have　gone　to　O　liver　alone．O　liver　was　glad　to　accept　the　suggestion．Monks　went　off　with　his　money　to　the　other　side　of　the　world，where　he　spent　it　quickly　and　was　soon　in　prison　for　another　act　of　fraud．In　prison　he　became　ill　and　died．The　remaining　members　of　Fagin’s　gang　died　in　similar　ways　in　other　distant　countries，all　except　Charley　Bates，who　turned　his　back　on　his　past　life　of　crime　and　lived　honestly，as　a　farmer．

Noah　Claypole　was　given　a　free　pardon　for　telling　the　police　about　Fagin．He　soon　became　employed　as　an　informer　for　the　police，spying　on　people　and　telling　the　police　about　anyone　who　had　broken　the　law．Mr　and　Mrs　Bumble　lost　their　jobs　and　became　poorer　and　poorer，eventually　living　in　poverty　in　the　same　workhouse　that　They　had　once　managed．

In　that　quiet　country　village，Theyears　passed　peacefully．Mr　　Brown　low　　filled　the　mind　of　his　adopted　son　with　

knowledge，and　as　he　watched　the　boy　grow　up，he　was　reminded　more　and　more　of　his　old　friend，O　liver’s　father．The　two　orphans，Rose　and　O　liver，led　lives　that　were　truly　happy．The　hardships　that　They　had　once　suffered　had　left　no　bitterness　in　their　gentle　souls，and　all　their　lives　They　showed　the　mercy　and　kindness　to　others　that　God　himself　shows　to　all　things　that　breathe　．



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