... the
belief that he had caught it up, in mere sport. ‘Of course I know that, my
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER IX
CONTAINING FURTHER PARTICULARS
CONCERNING THE PLEASANT OLD
GENTLEMAN, ... safety. At least half a dozen more
were severally drawn forth from the same box, and surveyed with equal
pleasure; besides rings, brooches, bracelet, and other articles of jewellery,...
... water had turned it to
fetid puddle. I was your equal at eighteen quite your equal. Nature meant
me to be, on the whole, a good man, Miss Eyre; one of the better kind, and
you see I am not ...
unacquainted with its mysteries."
"I only remind you of your own words, sir: you said error brought remorse,
and you pronounced remorse the poison of existence."
JANE EYRE
CH...
... inflation of the lineaments!"
"Ghosts are usually pale, Jane."
JANE EYRE
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Chapter 25
The month of courtship had wasted: its very last hours were being
numbered. ... will go forward and meet him."
I set out; I walked fast, but not far: ere I had measured a quarter of a mile, I
heard the tramp of hoofs; a horseman came on, full gallop; a d...
... and the
jewels, and the Jew, rushed upon the boy’s mind.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER X
OLIVER BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH
THE CHARACTERS OF HIS NEW ASSOCIATES;
AND PURCHASES ... passengers as they turn the corners, rousing
up the dogs, and astonishing the fowls: and streets, squares, and courts, re-
echo with the sound.
’Stop thief! Stop thief!’ The cry is taken...
... of the scene.
Mr. Fang was a lean, long-backed, stiff-necked, middle-sized man, with no
great quantity of hair, and what he had, growing on the back and sides of his
head. His face was stern, ... of rage and defiance. He reached the yard; and his passion
vanished in a moment. Little Oliver Twist lay on his back on the pavement,
with his shirt unbuttoned, and his temples bathed with wa...
... of parents in your
goodness and affection, but that I might have done so, and might have been
equally helpless and unprotected with this poor child, have pity upon him
before it is too late!’
...
astonishment.
’Oliver,’ said Mr. Brownlow; ‘Oliver what? Oliver White, eh?’
’No, sir, Twist, Oliver Twist. ’
’Queer name!’ said the old gentleman. ‘What made you tell the magistrate
your name ...
beseechingly.
’No, no,’ replied the old gentleman. ‘Why! what’s this? Bedwin, look there!’
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER XII
IN WHICH OLIVER IS TAKEN BETTER CARE OF
THA...
... with a beard of three days’ growth, and two scowling eyes; one
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER XIII
SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES ARE
INTRODUCED TO THE INTELLIGENT READER,
CONNECTED WITH ... afford to throw away any drink
but water—and not that, unless he done the River Company every quarter.
Wot’s it all about, Fagin? D—me, if my neck-handkercher an’t lined with
beer! Come...
... was visible. The house was dark,
dismantled: and the all appearance, uninhabited.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER XXI
THE EXPEDITION
It was a cheerless morning when they got into the ... tints upon the wet house-tops, and dreary streets.
There appeared to be nobody stirring in that quarter of the town; the
windows of the houses were all closely shut; and the streets through...
... staring, shawl-pattern waistcoat; and drab
breeches. Mr. Crackit (for he it was) had no very great quantity of hair,
either upon his head or face; but what he had, was of a reddish dye, and
tortured ... struck two.
Quickening their pace, they turned up a road upon the left hand. After
walking about a quarter of a mile, they stopped before a detached house
surrounded by a wall: to the to...
... order the French term minois chiffone: both sisters were fair as
lilies.
JANE EYRE
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Chapter 17
A week passed, and no news arrived of Mr. Rochester: ten days, and still he ... attentively, had
followed every movement; and she sighed.
"Chez maman," said she, "quand il y avait du monde, je le suivais partout, au
salon et e leurs chambres; souven...
... beyond mortal endurance."
"Ha! explain!" commanded the lady.
JANE EYRE
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Chapter 17-2
Mrs. Colonel Dent was less showy; but, I thought, more lady-like. She had ... invested her (I suppose she
thought) with a truly imperial dignity.
Blanche and Mary were of equal stature, straight and tall as poplars. Mary
was too slim for her height, but Blanc...
... shaken of late, must not break down. All this I did without one sound.
JANE EYRE
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Chapter 27-2
I felt the truth of these words; and I drew from them the certain inference, ... intellectual
epicure, and wished to prolong the gratification of making this novel and
piquant acquaintance: besides, I was for a while troubled with a haunting
fear that if I handled...
... the pictur' o' ye, Mary: Diana is more like your father."
JANE EYRE
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Chapter 28
Two days are passed. It is a summer evening; the coachman has set me down ... cold: besides, intruders passed near me more than
once, and I had again and again to change my quarters; no sense of safety or
tranquillity befriended me. Towards morning it rained; the wh...
... it. The ends of his
white neckerchief were twisted into a ball about the size of an orange; the
variety of shapes into which his countenance was twisted, defy description.
He had a manner ... a
sitting—to put entirely out of the question, a very thick coating of powder.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
CHAPTER XIV
COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER’S
STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW’S...