Oliver Twist

Chapter 9
A Plain Gold Ring

         After married Mr.Bumble and Ms.Corney had an argumen, at first Mrs. Bumble had tried to shame her husband into giving in by whimpering and crying. The fight with his wife had made him thirst, so he went to a public house.A tall stranger was the only other customer. I think I have seen you before, the stranger comes to finding Mr.Bumble. Do you remember a workhouse boy who was apprenticed to an undertaker? A boy who later ran away to London?, are you Oliver ? said Mr.Bumble. It’s not him I want to hear about. I’ve heard enough of him, said the stranger. It’s a woman Iwant to know about the old gray haired woman who took care of his mother.Mr. Bumble told the stranger that old Sally had died. But, he said, his wife had heard a secret from her shortly before she passed away. Bring your wife to see me at nine o’clock tomorrow evening, the stranger said excitedly. The next night, Mr. and Mrs. Bumble went to the address Monks had given them. After some argument, Monks counted out 25 gold pounds onto the table. Mr.Bumble said old Sally told me she stole something from Oliver Twist’s dead mother. But I found a pawn ticket in her apron pocket, this is what I got for it. It contained a small gold locket, which held two locks of hair and a gold wedding band, the name  Agnes is engraved on the inside, said Mrs. Bumble. You can see there is also a date a year before the boy, Oliver Twist was born. A few days later, Monks went to see Fagin. Then he took Monks into another room. As soon as they left, however, Nancy slipped off her shoes, tiptoed after them, and listened at the door. The next day, Bill Sikes noticed that Nancy was unusually pale. There was a strange fire in her eyes.Nancy poured his drink while keeping her back to him Bill was suspicious, but then he thought to himself. She brought him the drink, and he drank it down. The maid who had opened the door

hesitated. Nancy’s clothes were rumpled and dirty. Her hair was wild. But she finally let Nancy in and took her up to a small room, soon Rose Maylie came in the door and Nancy turned to the door. Rose spent a sleepless, anxious night.She knew she must tell someone what Nancy had told her. Harry Maylie seemed the best choice. When morning came, she sat down to write him a letter. She took up her pen 50 times, and laid it down again, without writing a single word. Suddenly, Oliver came running into the room, he seemed very excited. Right away, Rose sent for a coach, and she and Oliver drove to Mr. Brownlow’s house. As for Mrs. Bedwin, the housekeeper she had never doubted Oliver’s goodness for a moment.