Oliver's life change's(3)

 

In a final burst of bad temper, Mr  Fang said that his time had been wasted . He announced that Oliver was innocent , and ordered everybody out of the court.

 

The order was obeyed , and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street, the street, he saw Oliver lying on the pavement, shaking , his face as white as death.

 

'Poor boy! Poor boy!' said Mr Brownlow, bending wver him . He called a coach quickly, laid Oliver on the seat, and drove away.

 

The coach stopped at a neat house in a quiet, shady street in north London. Oliver was gently carried in to a bed , and reveived more care and kindness than he had ever had in his life . But he had a fever, and for many days he lay there unconscious. When he eventually awoke, weak, thin and pale , he looked anxiously around the room.

 

'What room is this? Where am I?' he said .'This is not the place I fell asleep in .'

 

Mrs  Bedwin, the motherly old housekeeper, heard his words , and instantly came to him . 'Hush--be quiet, my dear , or you'll be ill again. Lie down.'

 

He lay down, and woke up again much later,. After a while he was able to sit up; in a chair, although he was still too weak to walk . In this new position he could see a picture of a woman hanging on the wall opposite. 'Who is that , madam?' he asked the old housekeeper.