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COMPRISINGFURTHERPARTICULARSOFOLIVER‘SSTAYATMR。BROWNLOW‘S，WITHTHEREMARKABLEPREDICTIONWHICHONEMR。GRIMWIGUTTEREDCONCERNINGHIM，WHENHEWENTOUTONANERRAND
Oliversoonrecoveringfromthefainting-fitintowhichMr。Brownlow'sabruptexclamationhadthrownhim，thesubjectofthepicturewascarefullyavoided，bothbytheoldgentlemanandMrs。Bedwin，intheconversationthatensued：whichindeedborenoreferencetoOliver'shistoryorprospects，butwasconfinedtosuchtopicsasmightamusewithoutexcitinghim。Hewasstilltooweaktogetuptobreakfast；but，whenhecamedownintothehousekeeper'sroomnextday，hisfirstactwastocastaneagerglanceatthewall，inthehopeofagainlookingonthefaceofthebeautifullady。Hisexpectationsweredisappointed，however，forthepicturehadbeenremoved。
‘Ah！’saidthehousekeeper，watchingthedirectionofOliver'seyes。‘Itisgone，yousee。’
‘Iseeitisma'am，’repliedOliver。‘Whyhavetheytakenitaway？’
‘Ithasbeentakendown，child，becauseMr。Brownlowsaid，thatasitseemedtoworryyou，perhapsitmightpreventyourgettingwell，youknow，’rejoinedtheoldlady。
‘Oh，no，indeed。Itdidn'tworryme，ma'am，’saidOliver。‘Ilikedtoseeit。Iquitelovedit。’
‘Well，well！’saidtheoldlady，good-humouredly；‘yougetwellasfastaseveryoucan，dear，anditshallbehungupagain。There！Ipromiseyouthat！Now，letustalkaboutsomethingelse。’
ThiswasalltheinformationOlivercouldobtainaboutthepictureatthattime。Astheoldladyhadbeensokindtohiminhisillness，heendeavouredtothinknomoreofthesubjectjustthen；sohelistenedattentivelytoagreatmanystoriesshetoldhim，aboutanamiableandhandsomedaughterofhers，whowasmarriedtoanamiableandhandsomeman，andlivedinthecountry；andaboutason，whowasclerktoamerchantintheWestIndies；andwhowas，also，suchagoodyoungman，andwrotesuchdutifullettershomefourtimesa-year，thatitbroughtthetearsintohereyestotalkaboutthem。Whentheoldladyhadexpatiated，alongtime，ontheexcellencesofherchildren，andthemeritsofherkindgoodhusbandbesides，whohadbeendeadandgone，poordearsoul！justsix-and-twentyyears，itwastimetohavetea。AfterteashebegantoteachOlivercribbage：whichhelearntasquicklyasshecouldteach：andatwhichgametheyplayed，withgreatinterestandgravity，untilitwastimefortheinvalidtohavesomewarmwineandwater，withasliceofdrytoast，andthentogocosilytobed。
Theywerehappydays，thoseofOliver'srecovery。Everythingwassoquiet，andneat，andorderly；everybodysokindandgentle；thatafterthenoiseandturbulenceinthemidstofwhichhehadalwayslived，itseemedlikeHeavenitself。Hewasnosoonerstrongenoughtoputhisclotheson，properly，thanMr。Brownlowcausedacompletenewsuit，andanewcap，andanewpairofshoes，tobeprovidedforhim。AsOliverwastoldthathemightdowhathelikedwiththeoldclothes，hegavethemtoaservantwhohadbeenverykindtohim，andaskedhertosellthemtoaJew，andkeepthemoneyforherself。Thissheveryreadilydid；and，asOliverlookedoutoftheparlourwindow，andsawtheJewrollthemupinhisbagandwalkaway，hefeltquitedelightedtothinkthattheyweresafelygone，andthattherewasnownopossibledangerofhiseverbeingabletowearthemagain。Theyweresadrags，totellthetruth；andOliverhadneverhadanewsuitbefore。
Oneevening，aboutaweekaftertheaffairofthepicture，ashewassittingtalkingtoMrs。Bedwin，therecameamessagedownfromMr。Brownlow，thatifOliverTwistfeltprettywell，heshouldliketoseehiminhisstudy，andtalktohimalittlewhile。
‘Blessus，andsaveus！Washyourhands，andletmepartyourhairnicelyforyou，child，’saidMrs。Bedwin。‘Dearheartalive！Ifwehadknownhewouldhaveaskedforyou，wewouldhaveputyouacleancollaron，andmadeyouassmartassixpence！’
Oliverdidastheoldladybadehim；and，althoughshelamentedgrievously，meanwhile，thattherewasnoteventimetocrimpthelittlefrillthatborderedhisshirt-collar；helookedsodelicateandhandsome，despitethatimportantpersonaladvantage，thatshewentsofarastosay：lookingathimwithgreatcomplacencyfromheadtofoot，thatshereallydidn'tthinkitwouldhavebeenpossible，onthelongestnotice，tohavemademuchdifferenceinhimforthebetter。
Thusencouraged，Olivertappedatthestudydoor。OnMr。Brownlowcallingtohimtocomein，hefoundhimselfinalittlebackroom，quitefullofbooks，withawindow，lookingintosomepleasantlittlegardens。Therewasatabledrawnupbeforethewindow，atwhichMr。Brownlowwasseatedreading。WhenhesawOliver，hepushedthebookawayfromhim，andtoldhimtocomenearthetable，andsitdown。Olivercomplied；marvellingwherethepeoplecouldbefoundtoreadsuchagreatnumberofbooksasseemedtobewrittentomaketheworldwiser。WhichisstillamarveltomoreexperiencedpeoplethanOliverTwist，everydayoftheirlives。
‘Thereareagoodmanybooks，aretherenot，myboy？’saidMr。Brownlow，observingthecuriositywithwhichOliversurveyedtheshelvesthatreachedfromthefloortotheceiling。
‘Agreatnumber，sir，’repliedOliver。‘Ineversawsomany。’
‘Youshallreadthem，ifyoubehavewell，’saidtheoldgentlemankindly；‘andyouwilllikethat，betterthanlookingattheoutsides，--thatis，somecases；becausetherearebooksofwhichthebacksandcoversarebyfarthebestparts。’
‘Isupposetheyarethoseheavyones，sir，’saidOliver，pointingtosomelargequartos，withagooddealofgildingaboutthebinding。
‘Notalwaysthose，’saidtheoldgentleman，pattingOliveronthehead，andsmilingashedidso；‘thereareotherequallyheavyones，thoughofamuchsmallersize。Howshouldyouliketogrowupacleverman，andwritebooks，eh？’
‘IthinkIwouldratherreadthem，sir，’repliedOliver。
‘What！wouldn'tyouliketobeabook-writer？’saidtheoldgentleman。
Oliverconsideredalittlewhile；andatlastsaid，heshouldthinkitwouldbeamuchbetterthingtobeabook-seller；uponwhichtheoldgentlemanlaughedheartily，anddeclaredhehadsaidaverygoodthing。WhichOliverfeltgladtohavedone，thoughhebynomeansknewwhatitwas。
‘Well，well，’saidtheoldgentleman，composinghisfeatures。‘Don'tbeafraid！Wewon'tmakeanauthorofyou，whilethere'sanhonesttradetobelearnt，orbrick-makingtoturnto。’
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