6 The Escape

CHAPTER 6 The Escape Mr. Bumble and Noah returned a half hour later. Mrs. Sowerberry and Charlotte were stressed and worried. Oliver was still banging on the coffin lid. He demanded to be let out. He was not the quiet, shy boy who had arrived a month earlier. "You're having some trouble, I see," said Mr. Bumble. "Of the worst kind," said Mrs. Sowerberry. "Your workhouse boy has gone mad." Mr. Bumble tried to calm Oliver down,

第六章逃跑班布尔先生和诺亚半小时后回来了。 索尔贝里太太和夏洛蒂紧张不安。 奥利弗还在敲棺材盖。 他要求放他出去。 他不再是一个月前来的那个安静、害羞的男孩了。 “我看你有麻烦了。”班布尔先生说。 “是最坏的一种，”索尔贝里太太说。 “你的济贫院男孩疯了。” 班布尔先生试图让奥利弗平静下来，

but the boy would not listen. "Aren't you afraid of me, Oliver?" he asked. Mr. Bumble used his loudest voice. He puffed his chest out and yelled the words. "No!" Oliver called from inside the coffin. Mr. Bumble was shocked. "Well, Madam," he said to Mrs. Sowerberry. "I see what the problem is. It's meat." "Excuse me?" she asked surprised. "Why would that be a problem?" "Meat, Madam, meat," Mr. Bumble repeated himself. "You've overfed him. You've raised a spirit in him." Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Sowerberry continued to discuss the problems with meat until Mr. Sowerberry returned. He was shocked to hear about Oliver. Mr. Sowerberry had thought the boy showed promise. He was certainly more reliable than Noah. There was no arguing with the facts,

但是男孩不听。 “你不怕我吗，奥利弗？”他问。 班布尔先生用他最大的嗓门说话。 他挺起胸膛，大声喊了出来。 “不!”奥利弗在棺材里喊道。 班布尔先生大吃一惊。“哦，夫人，”他对索尔贝里太太说。 “我知道问题出在哪里了。 这是肉。”“你说什么？”她惊讶地问。 “这怎么会是个问题呢？”“肉，夫人，肉。”班布尔先生重复了一遍。 “你给他喂得太多了。你唤醒了他的灵魂。” 班布尔先生和索尔贝里太太继续讨论着肉的问题，直到索尔贝里先生回来。 听到奥利弗的事，他很震惊。 索尔贝里先生认为这孩子很有前途。 他肯定比诺亚更可靠。 事实是无可争辩的，

though. His wife, Charlotte, and Noah all said Oliver had suddenly gone mad without cause. It was decided the boy would return to the workhouse in the morning. "Noah," Mr. Sowerberry said sadly. "Lock Oliver in the cellar. We'll deal with this tomorrow." Noah was only too happy to help out. He pushed Oliver toward the cellar. The young orphan boy ran quickly down the stairs. Mrs. Sowerberry threw Oliver's few things after him and locked the door. Noah tried not to smile too much as he passed the others. Oliver sat at the bottom of the stairs wondering what he should do next. Soon it would be dark and he had no candle. He thought about the workhouse. He missed his friends, especially Dick, but Oliver could not bear the thought of going back. "The thing to do," Oliver said to himself,

虽然。他的妻子夏洛特和诺亚都说奥利弗突然无缘无故地发疯了。 他们决定让这个男孩明天早上回到济贫院。 “诺亚，”索尔贝里先生伤心地说。 “把奥利弗锁在地窖里。 我们明天再解决这个问题。” 诺亚非常乐意帮忙。 他把奥利弗推向地窖。 那个小孤儿飞快地跑下楼梯。 索尔贝里太太把奥利弗仅有的几件东西扔在他身后，锁上了门。 当诺亚从其他人身边走过时，他尽量不笑得太多。 奥利弗坐在楼梯底下，不知道下一步该怎么办。 天很快就要黑了，他没有蜡烛。 他想到了济贫院。 他想念他的朋友们，尤其是迪克，但奥利弗无法忍受回去的想法。 “该做的事，”奥利弗自言自语道，

"is to run off and make my fortune." Oliver knew he must head to London. London was a city filled with opportunities. He was sure to be a success. Oliver waited until the first light of dawn. He stacked some crates beneath a window, climbed on top, and pushed the window open. Taking hold of his small bundle, Oliver climbed out into the street and turned toward the main road. Mr. Sowerberry often took him through town on errands, so Oliver knew the way. Except for a few vegetable sellers setting up their stalls, there was almost no one on the street. Oliver looked at the road signs. He followed the one that pointed to London.

“就是跑出去发财。” 奥利弗知道他必须去伦敦。 伦敦是一个充满机遇的城市。 他肯定会成功的。 奥利弗一直等到第一缕晨光。 他在一扇窗户下面堆了一些板条箱，爬到上面，推开窗户。 奥利弗抓着他的小包裹，爬到街上，转向大路。 索尔贝里先生经常带他去城里办事，所以奥利弗认得路。 除了几个摆摊的菜贩外，街上几乎没有人。 奥利弗看了看路标。 他沿着通往伦敦的那条路走。