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Oliver Twist-CHAPTER XIV Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ dành cho trẻ em nổi tiếng của nhà văn Charles Dicken với những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh | Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XIV COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW S WITH THE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM WHEN HE WENT OUT ON AN ERRAND Oliver soon recovering from the fainting-fit into which Mr. Brownlow s abrupt exclamation had thrown him the subject of the picture was carefully avoided both by the old gentleman and Mrs. Bedwin in the conversation that ensued which indeed bore no reference to Oliver s history or prospects but was confined to such topics as might amuse without exciting him. He was still too weak to get up to breakfast but when he came down into the housekeeper s room next day his first act was to cast an eager glance at the wall in the hope of again looking on the face of the beautiful lady. His expectations were disappointed however for the picture had been removed. Ah said the housekeeper watching the direction of Oliver s eyes. It is gone you see. I see it is ma am replied Oliver. Why have they taken it away It has been taken down child because Mr. Brownlow said that as it seemed to worry you perhaps it might prevent your getting well you know rejoined the old lady. Oh no indeed. It didn t worry me ma am said Oliver. I liked to see it. I quite loved it. Well well said the old lady good-humouredly you get well as fast as ever you can dear and it shall be hung up again. There I promise you that Now let us talk about something else. This was all the information Oliver could obtain about the picture at that time. As the old lady had been so kind to him in his illness he endeavoured to think no more of the subject just then so he listened attentively to a great many stories she told him about an amiable and handsome daughter of hers who was married to an amiable and handsome man and lived in the country and about a son who was clerk to a merchant in the West Indies and who was also such a good young man and wrote such dutiful letters home four times a-year that it brought .
