20 A New Plan

CHAPTER 20 A New Plan Fagin and Bill were planning their next move. They knew it would not be as easy to snatch Oliver in the street again. Nancy was cooking sausages on the fire. She listened quietly to their conversation. Her face was very pale. She looked tired and worried. The mysterious man named Monks once again sat in the corner of Fagin's room. This time, however, he was the one talking. His hat was pulled low over his face and his coat was buttoned high on his throat. The only

第二十章新计划费金和比尔正在计划下一步行动。 他们知道，要再在街上把奥利弗抓起来就不那么容易了。 南希正在火上煮香肠。 她静静地听着他们的谈话。 她的脸色很苍白。她看上去又累又着急。 那个叫蒙克斯的神秘人又坐在费金房间的角落里。 然而，这一次，是他在说话。 他的帽子拉得很低，遮住了脸，外套扣得高高的，扣在喉咙上。 唯一的

recognizable part of him was a red scar across his left cheek. "We must get Oliver Twist back," he hissed. "He is a danger to us all." "Why do you care so much?" Bill asked. He was suspicious of this man. He had seen Monks in town a number of times, but they had not met until recently. Bill wondered why Monks tried to hide his identity. Everyone Bill knew was a criminal and everyone had a secret. There was something different about Monks, though. Monks was hiding something very unusual. "It's none of your business why I care," Monks shot back. "I have information about Oliver Twist that I want to keep a secret. He cannot remain in that house—or with Brownlow. It will mean the end." Fagin and Bill looked at each other. They both knew that they needed Monks. He had

他的左脸颊上有一道红色的伤疤。 “我们必须把奥利弗·特威斯特找回来。”他嘶嘶地说。 “他对我们大家都是危险的。” “你为什么这么在乎？”比尔问。 他怀疑这个人。 他在城里见过蒙克斯好几次，但直到最近才见面。 比尔想知道蒙克斯为什么要隐藏自己的身份。 比尔认识的每个人都是罪犯，每个人都有秘密。 不过，蒙克斯有些与众不同。 蒙克斯藏着一些非常不寻常的东西。 “我为什么在乎与你无关。”蒙克斯反驳道。 “我有一些关于雾都孤儿的信息，我想保密。 他不能待在那所房子里——或者和布朗罗在一起。 这将意味着终结。”费金和比尔面面相觑。 他们都知道他们需要蒙克斯。 他有

access to places and money that they did not. Nancy placed a plate of sausages on the table in front of the men. "That's it for me," she said. She wrapped her shawl around her shoulders. "Where do you think you're going?" Bill asked. "I'm off to see Bet," Nancy said. She spoke with confidence, but her face was pale. Monks watched her while she spoke. "I'll be back in a couple of hours." "Don't wander too far," Fagin warned. "We need to stick together right now." "What's that supposed to mean, Fagin?" she snapped. "Haven't I always been here for you? Haven't I been stealing for you and cooking for you since I was a young girl?" "Now, Nancy dear," the old man said. "Let's not get angry. We might suspect you have something to hide."

获得他们没有的地方和金钱。 南希在男人们面前的桌子上放了一盘香肠。 “对我来说就这样了，”她说。 她把披肩披在肩上。 “你想去哪儿？”比尔问。 “我要去看贝特，”南希说。 她说得很自信，但脸色苍白。 蒙克斯看着她说话。 “我过几个小时就回来。” “别走得太远。”费金警告说。 “我们现在需要团结起来。” “这是什么意思，费金？”她厉声说。 “我不是一直在你身边吗？” 我不是从小就给你偷东西，给你做饭吗？”“好了，亲爱的南希，”老人说。 “我们不要生气。我们可能会怀疑你有什么事要隐瞒。”

"How dare you!" she yelled. "That's enough!" Bill said. "Go see Bet if you want. Just be home in two hours if you know what's good for you." Nancy nodded. She touched Bill on the shoulder before running out the door. A few minutes later Monks said a quick goodbye. He rapidly walked up the dark street in the same direction as Nancy.

“你怎么敢！”她喊道。 “够了!”比尔说。 “如果你愿意，去看看贝特吧。如果你知道什么对你有好处，两小时后回家就行了。” 南希点了点头。她在跑出门前碰了碰比尔的肩膀。 几分钟后，蒙克斯匆匆告别。 他迅速地沿着漆黑的街道朝南希的方向走去。