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Hersituationwas，indeed，oneofnocommontrialanddifficulty。WhileshefeltthemosteagerandburningdesiretopenetratethemysteryinwhichOliver'shistorywasenveloped，shecouldnotbutholdsacredtheconfidencewhichthemiserablewomanwithwhomshehadjustconversed，hadreposedinher，asayoungandguilelessgirl。HerwordsandmannerhadtouchedRoseMaylie'sheart；and，mingledwithherloveforheryoungcharge，andscarcelylessintenseinitstruthandfervour，washerfondwishtowintheoutcastbacktorepentanceandhope。
TheypurposedremaininginLondononlythreedays，priortodepartingforsomeweekstoadistantpartofthecoast。Itwasnowmidnightofthefirstday。Whatcourseofactioncouldshedetermineupon，whichcouldbeadoptedineight-and-fortyhours？Orhowcouldshepostponethejourneywithoutexcitingsuspicion？
Mr。Losbernewaswiththem，andwouldbeforthenexttwodays；butRosewastoowellacquaintedwiththeexcellentgentleman'simpetuosity，andforesawtooclearlythewrathwithwhich，inthefirstexplosionofhisindignation，hewouldregardtheinstrumentofOliver'srecapture，totrusthimwiththesecret，whenherrepresentationsinthegirl'sbehalfcouldbesecondedbynoexperiencedperson。ThesewereallreasonsforthegreatestcautionandmostcircumspectbehaviourincommunicatingittoMrs。Maylie，whosefirstimpulsewouldinfalliblybetoholdaconferencewiththeworthydoctoronthesubject。Astoresortingtoanylegaladviser，evenifshehadknownhowtodoso，itwasscarcelytobethoughtof，forthesamereason。OncethethoughtoccurredtoherofseekingassistancefromHarry；butthisawakenedtherecollectionoftheirlastparting，anditseemedunworthyofhertocallhimback，when--thetearsrosetohereyesasshepursuedthistrainofreflection--hemighthavebythistimelearnttoforgether，andtobehappieraway。
Disturbedbythesedifferentreflections；incliningnowtoonecourseandthentoanother，andagainrecoilingfromall，aseachsuccessiveconsiderationpresenteditselftohermind；Rosepassedasleeplessandanxiousnight。Aftermorecommuningwithherselfnextday，shearrivedatthedesperateconclusionofconsultingHarry。
‘Ifitbepainfultohim，’shethought，‘tocomebackhere，howpainfulitwillbetome！Butperhapshewillnotcome；hemaywrite，orhemaycomehimself，andstudiouslyabstainfrommeetingme--hedidwhenhewentaway。Ihardlythoughthewould；butitwasbetterforusboth。’AndhereRosedroppedthepen，andturnedaway，asthoughtheverypaperwhichwastobehermessengershouldnotseeherweep。
Shehadtakenupthesamepen，andlaiditdownagainfiftytimes，andhadconsideredandreconsideredthefirstlineofherletterwithoutwritingthefirstword，whenOliver，whohadbeenwalkinginthestreets，withMr。Gilesforabody-guard，enteredtheroominsuchbreathlesshasteandviolentagitation，asseemedtobetokensomenewcauseofalarm。
‘Whatmakesyoulooksoflurried？’askedRose，advancingtomeethim。
‘Ihardlyknowhow；IfeelasifIshouldbechoked，’repliedtheboy。‘Ohdear！TothinkthatIshouldseehimatlast，andyoushouldbeabletoknowthatIhavetoldyouthetruth！’
‘Ineverthoughtyouhadtoldusanythingbutthetruth，’saidRose，soothinghim。‘Butwhatisthis？--ofwhomdoyouspeak？’
‘Ihaveseenthegentleman，’repliedOliver，scarcelyabletoarticulate，‘thegentlemanwhowassogoodtome--Mr。Brownlow，thatwehavesooftentalkedabout。’
‘Where？’askedRose。
‘Gettingoutofacoach，’repliedOliver，sheddingtearsofdelight，‘andgoingintoahouse。Ididn'tspeaktohim--Icouldn'tspeaktohim，forhedidn'tseeme，andItrembledso，thatIwasnotabletogouptohim。ButGilesasked，forme，whetherhelivedthere，andtheysaidhedid。Lookhere，’saidOliver，openingascrapofpaper，‘hereitis；here'swherehelives--I'mgoingtheredirectly！Oh，dearme，dearme！WhatshallIdowhenIcometoseehimandhearhimspeakagain！’
Withherattentionnotalittledistractedbytheseandagreatmanyotherincoherentexclamationsofjoy，Rosereadtheaddress，whichwasCravenStreet，intheStrand。Sheverysoondetermineduponturningthediscoverytoaccount。
‘Quick！’shesaid。‘Tellthemtofetchahackney-coach，andbereadytogowithme。Iwilltakeyoutheredirectly，withoutaminute'slossoftime。Iwillonlytellmyauntthatwearegoingoutforanhour，andbereadyassoonasyouare。’
Oliverneedednopromptingtodespatch，andinlittlemorethanfiveminutestheywereontheirwaytoCravenStreet。Whentheyarrivedthere，RoseleftOliverinthecoach，underpretenceofpreparingtheoldgentlemantoreceivehim；andsendinguphercardbytheservant，requestedtoseeMr。Brownlowonverypressingbusiness。Theservantsoonreturned，tobegthatshewouldwalkupstairs；andfollowinghimintoanupperroom，MissMayliewaspresentedtoanelderlygentlemanofbenevolentappearance，inabottle-greencoat。Atnogreatdistancefromwhom，wasseatedanotheroldgentleman，innankeenbreechesandgaiters；whodidnotlookparticularlybenevolent，andwhowassittingwithhishandsclaspedonthetopofathickstick，andhischinproppedthereupon。
‘Dearme，’saidthegentleman，inthebottle-greencoat，hastilyrisingwithgreatpoliteness，‘Ibegyourpardon，younglady--Iimagineditwassomeimportunatepersonwho--Ibegyouwillexcuseme。Beseated，pray。’
‘Mr。Brownlow，Ibelieve，sir？’saidRose，glancingfromtheothergentlemantotheonewhohadspoken。
‘Thatismyname，’saidtheoldgentleman。‘Thisismyfriend，Mr。Grimwig。Grimwig，willyouleaveusforafewminutes？’
‘Ibelieve，’interposedMissMaylie，‘thatatthisperiodofourinterview，Ineednotgivethatgentlemanthetroubleofgoingaway。IfIamcorrectlyinformed，heiscognizantofthebusinessonwhichIwishtospeaktoyou。’
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