第三章

Oliver goes to London

 

Oliver was now officially an undertaker's assistant. It was a good , sickly time of year, and coffins were selling well. Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time, death in the family. During funerals for some rich people, for example,he saw that the people who had cried the loudest in church usually recovered the fastest afterwares . He noticed how in other wealthy families the wefe or the husband lften seemed quite cheerful and calm despite the recent death--just as if nothing had happened . Oliver was very surprised to see all this , and greatly adimred them for controlling their sadness so well.

 

He was treated badly by most of the people around him. Noah was jealous because Oliver went out to burials while he was left bachk in the shop , so he treated him even wores than before. Charlotte treated him badly because Noah did . And Mrs Sowerberry was his enemy because Mr S owerberry was supposed to be his friend.