Oliver Twist-CHAPTER XXXI 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 XXXI INVOLVES A CRITICAL POSITION Who s that inquired Brittles opening the door a little way with the chain up and peeping out shading the candle with his hand. Open the door replied a man outside it s the officers from Bow Street as was sent to to-day. Much comforted by this assurance Brittles opened the door to its full width and confronted a portly man in a great-coat who walked in without saying anything more and wiped his shoes on the mat as coolly as if he lived there. Just send somebody out to relieve my mate will you young man said the officer he s in the gig a-minding the prad. Have you got a coach us here that you could put it up in for five or ten minutes Brittles replying in the affirmative and pointing out the building the portly man stepped back to the garden-gate and helped his companion to put up the gig while Brittles lighted them in a state of great admiration. This done they returned to the house and being shown into a parlour took off their great-coats and hats and showed like what they were. The man who had knocked at the door was a stout personage of middle height aged about fifty with shiny black hair cropped pretty close halfwhiskers a round face and sharp eyes. The other was a red-headed bony man in top-boots with a rather ill-favoured countenance and a turned-up sinister-looking nose. Tell your governor that Blathers and Duff is here will you said the stouter man smoothing down his hair and laying a pair of handcuffs on the table. Oh Good-evening master. Can I have a word or two with you in private if you please This was addressed to Mr. Losberne who now made his appearance that gentleman motioning Brittles to retire brought in the two ladies and shut the door. This is the lady of the house said Mr. Losberne motioning towards Mrs. Maylie. Mr. Blathers made a bow. Being desired to sit down he put his hat on the floor and taking a chair motioned to Duff to do the same. The latter gentleman who did not .
