After the robbeny (10)

 

Then one of the men gace a shout, seized the boy by a leg and pulled him into the hall. 'Here he is !' he cried excitedly, 'Here's the thief! I shot him last night!'

 

A young lady appeared at the top of the stairs. 'What's going on here? Quiet, please! Is this poor boy very hurt?'

 

'Very,' said the servant, proudly.

 

'Then one of you go to town as fast as you can and fetch a policeman and Dr Losberne. The rest of you, help to carry the boy upstairs and put him to bed. Treat him kindly, I beg you.'

 

9、Oliver starts another life(1)

 

In a comfortable, pleasant sitting-room,the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive. The owner of the house, Mrs Maylie, was an older woman , but her niece, Rose, was a girl of seventeen, whose quiet beauty and gentle charm won all hearts.