本书下载于txtba小说吧，仅供读者预览，如喜欢请购买正版如果认为本站侵犯了您的权益,请来信告知,我们会立即删除!更多小说请关注www.txtba.com1Oliver’searlylifeOliverTwistwasborninaworkhouse，andwhenhearrivedinthishardworld，itwasverydoubtfulwhetherhewouldlivebeyondthefirstthreeminutes．Helayonahardlittlebedandstruggledtostartbreathing．Oliverfoughthisfirstbattlewithoutmuchassistancefromthetwopeoplepresentathisbirth．Onewasanoldwoman，whowasnearlyalwaysdrunk，andtheotherwasabusylocaldoctor，whowasnotpaidenoughtobeveryinterestedinOliver’ssurvival．Afterall，deathwasacommoneventintheworkhouse，whereonlythepoorandhomelesslived．However，Olivermanagedtodrawhisfirstbreath，andthenannouncedhisarrivaltotherestoftheworkhousebycryingloudly．Hismotherraisedherpaleyoungfacefromthepillowandwhispered，‘Letmeseethechild，anddie．’Thedoctorturnedawayfromthefire，wherehehadbeenwarminghishands．‘Youmustnottalkaboutdyingyet，’hesaidtoherkindly．Hegaveherthechildtohold．Lovingly，shekissedthebabyonitsforeheadwithhercoldwhitelips，thenstaredwildlyaroundtheroom，fellback-anddied.‘Poordear！’saidthenurse，hurriedlyputtingagreenglassbottlebackinthepocketofherlongskirt.Thedoctorbegantoputonhiscoat．‘Thebabyisweakandwillprobablyhavedifficulties，’hesaid．‘Ifso，giveitalittlemilktokeepitquiet．’Thenhelookedatthedeadwoman.‘Themotherwasagood－lookinggirl．Wheredidshecomefrom？’‘Shewasbroughtherelastnight，’repliedtheoldwoman.‘Shewasfoundlyinginthestreet.She’dwalkedsomedistance，judgingbyhershoes，whichwereworntopieces．Whereshecamefrom，whereshewasgoingto，orwhathernamewas，nobodyknows.’Thedoctorliftedthegirl’slefthand.‘Theoldstory，’hesaidsadly，shakinghishead．‘Noweddingring，Isee．Ah！Goodnight.’AndsoOliverwasleftwithonlythedrunkennurse．Withoutclothes，underhisfirstblanket，hecouldhavebeenthechildofakingorabeggar．Butwhenthewomandressedhimlaterinroughcottonclothes，yellowwithage，helookedexactlywhathewas-anorphaninaworkhouse，readyforalifeofmisery，hunger，andneglect.Oliv...
