21 A Full Confession

CHAPTER 21 A Full Confession After making a report at the police station, Harry went to visit Mr. Brownlow. Mrs. Bedwin brought him into the study. Harry quickly introduced himself. "Mr. Brownlow, I know this may come as a surprise," Harry said. "But I've come with a message from Oliver Twist." "Oliver?" Mr. Brownlow rose quickly from his chair. "You know Oliver? Where is he?" "Don't worry," Harry said. "He's safe. At least for the time being. He was grabbed in

在警察局作了报告后，哈利去拜访布朗罗先生。 贝德温太太把他带进书房。 哈利赶紧做了自我介绍。 “布朗罗先生，我知道这可能让你感到意外。”哈利说。 “但我是带着奥利弗·特威斯特的口信来的。” “奥利弗?”布朗罗先生迅速地从椅子上站起来。 “你认识奥利弗吗？”他在哪儿？”“别担心。”哈利说。 “他是安全的。至少目前是这样。 他被抓了进去

the street by those bandits while running to the bookstore for you. A few days later a man named Bill Sikes forced him to break into my mother's home. Our dogs heard the intruders. Oliver was caught but Sikes escaped. My mother kept Oliver at her house during his recovery. We have grown very fond of the boy. He told us his sad story— including your kindness toward him. We want to help any way we can." Mr. Brownlow sighed. "I am so relieved to hear that he is in safe hands. I was worried that he was in danger." "So you knew all about Fagin, Sikes, and the young thieves?" Harry asked. "No," Mr. Brownlow replied. "But I know of other dangers that threaten Oliver. I've been conducting my own investigation since he left. I already had my suspicions, but have since learned some very important details

街上被那些强盗抢着跑去书店找你。 几天后，一个叫比尔·赛克斯的人强迫他闯入我母亲的家。 我们的狗听到了闯入者的声音。 奥利弗被抓住了，但赛克斯逃脱了。 奥利弗康复期间，我母亲把他留在她家里。 我们越来越喜欢这个男孩了。 他给我们讲了他的悲惨故事——包括你对他的仁慈。 我们希望尽我们所能提供帮助。” 布朗罗先生叹了口气。“听到他在安全的人手里，我就放心了。 我担心他有危险。” “这么说，你知道费金、赛克斯和那些小小偷的一切了？”哈利问。 “不，”布朗罗先生回答。 “但我知道奥利弗还面临着其他危险。 他走后，我就开始自己调查了。 我已经有了怀疑，但后来了解了一些非常重要的细节

about our Oliver." "My word!" Harry exclaimed. "May I ask what you have learned? I'm certain Oliver would want to hear all." "I need to confirm a few more details before I say anything," Mr. Brownlow replied. "I hope you'll understand." Harry nodded that he understood. "I really must be going," Harry said. "My mother and Rose will be expecting me." Mr. Brownlow stood up to shake the young man's hand. "I cannot thank you enough for coming to see me," the old gentleman said. "Please give my love to Oliver. Let him know that I will come to see him very soon." "Of course I will," said Harry. "He will be happy to hear you don't think him a thief." "Never!" Mr. Brownlow exclaimed. Harry Maylie was not gone ten minutes

关于我们的奥利弗。”“我的话!”哈利喊道。 “我可以问一下你学到了什么吗？” 我相信奥利弗会想听的。” “在我说什么之前，我需要再确认一些细节，”布朗罗回答说。 “我希望你能理解。” 哈利点点头，表示他明白了。 “我真的得走了。”哈利说。 “我妈妈和罗斯会等我的。” 布朗罗先生站起来和年轻人握手。 “你来看我，我感激不尽，”老先生说。 “请代我向奥利弗问好。 让他知道我很快就会来看他。” “我当然会。”哈利说。 “他听到你不认为他是小偷会很高兴的。” “从来没有!”布朗罗先生叫道。 哈利·梅莱走了还不到十分钟

when there was another knock at Mr. Brownlow's door. This time, however, a young woman was admitted to his study. Nancy was very nervous. She kept her shawl wrapped tightly around her shoulders. She refused to sit down. "I can't stay," she said quickly. "I've only come to warn you about Oliver." "Whatever do you mean?" Mr. Brownlow said. "I've just had word that he is safe." "For now," she said. "But there are plans to grab him again." "How do you know all this?" Brownlow asked. "Because I'm the one who nabbed him last time," Nancy blurted out. "I grabbed him while he was running to the bookstore. Please don't look at me like that," she exclaimed. "I know that I've done wrong. I've lived a bad life. I've been a thief since I was

这时又有人敲布朗罗先生的门。 然而，这一次，一位年轻女子被允许参加他的研究。 南希非常紧张。她把披肩紧紧地裹在肩上。 她拒绝坐下。“我不能留下来，”她赶紧说。 “我只是来提醒你当心奥利弗。” “你这是什么意思？”布朗罗先生说。 “我刚得到消息说他很安全。” “现在，”她说。“但我们有计划再次抓住他。” “你是怎么知道这些的？”Brownlow问道。 “因为上次是我抓住他的。”南希脱口而出。 “我在他跑去书店的时候抓住了他。 请不要那样看着我，”她叫道。 “我知道我做错了。 我过着糟糕的生活。我从小就是个小偷

little. I know what it's like to live on the streets and I don't want that for Oliver." Nancy's eyes filled with tears. "Come with me to the police," Mr. Brownlow said. "You could lead them to Fagin and his thieves."

少。我知道流落街头是什么滋味，我不希望奥利弗也这样。” 南希的眼里充满了泪水。 “跟我去警察局，”布朗罗先生说。 “你可以带他们找到费金和他的窃贼。”

"No!" Nancy exclaimed. "I won't go to the police. Never! I don't care what happens to me— or to Fagin for that matter—but there's one person that I must protect. If I go to the police they will want information about him. I won't do anything to hurt him." "We can protect you if that's what you're worried about," Mr. Brownlow said. He was very concerned about this woman. He knew she was scared and that she was doing a very brave thing. "It's never too late to ask for forgiveness," he said. "No." Nancy chuckled despite her tears. "It's too late for me." "Then what are we to do?" Brownlow asked. "They know where Oliver is staying," she said. "There's a strange man working with them. He says that he knows the family well. He is determined to stop Oliver, but I don't

“不!”南希喊道。“我不会去报警的。 从来没有!我不在乎自己会怎么样——也不在乎费金会怎么样——但有一个人我必须保护。 如果我去报警，他们会想要他的信息。 我不会做任何伤害他的事。” “如果你担心的是这个，我们可以保护你，”布朗洛说。 他很关心这个女人。 他知道她很害怕，她正在做一件非常勇敢的事情。 “请求原谅永远不会太晚，”他说。 “没有。”南希虽然哭了，但还是咯咯地笑了起来。 “对我来说太晚了。”“那我们怎么办呢？”Brownlow问道。 “他们知道奥利弗住在哪里，”她说。 “有一个陌生人和他们一起工作。 他说他很了解这家人。 他决心要阻止奥利弗，但我没有