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They
traversed
the
lower
room
,
slowly
,
and
with
caution
;
for
Monks
started
at
every
shadow
;
and
Mr.
Bumble
,
holding
his
lantern
a
foot
above
the
ground
,
walked
not
only
with
remarkable
care
,
but
with
a
marvellously
light
step
for
a
gentleman
of
his
figure
:
looking
nervously
about
him
for
hidden
trap-doors
.
The
gate
at
which
they
had
entered
,
was
softly
unfastened
and
opened
by
Monks
;
merely
exchanging
a
nod
with
their
mysterious
acquaintance
,
the
married
couple
emerged
into
the
wet
and
darkness
outside
.
They
were
no
sooner
gone
,
than
Monks
,
who
appeared
to
entertain
an
invincible
repugnance
to
being
left
alone
,
called
to
a
boy
who
had
been
hidden
somewhere
below
.
Bidding
him
go
first
,
and
bear
the
light
,
he
returned
to
the
chamber
he
had
just
quitted
.
On
the
evening
following
that
upon
which
the
three
worthies
mentioned
in
the
last
chapter
,
disposed
of
their
little
matter
of
business
as
therein
narrated
,
Mr.
William
Sikes
,
awakening
from
a
nap
,
drowsily
growled
forth
an
inquiry
what
time
of
night
it
was
.
The
room
in
which
Mr.
Sikes
propounded
this
question
,
was
not
one
of
those
he
had
tenanted
,
previous
to
the
Chertsey
expedition
,
although
it
was
in
the
same
quarter
of
the
town
,
and
was
situated
at
no
great
distance
from
his
former
lodgings
.
It
was
not
,
in
appearance
,
so
desirable
a
habitation
as
his
old
quarters
:
being
a
mean
and
badly-furnished
apartment
,
of
very
limited
size
;
lighted
only
by
one
small
window
in
the
shelving
roof
,
and
abutting
on
a
close
and
dirty
lane
.
Nor
were
there
wanting
other
indications
of
the
good
gentleman
's
having
gone
down
in
the
world
of
late
:
for
a
great
scarcity
of
furniture
,
and
total
absence
of
comfort
,
together
with
the
disappearance
of
all
such
small
moveables
as
spare
clothes
and
linen
,
bespoke
a
state
of
extreme
poverty
;
while
the
meagre
and
attenuated
condition
of
Mr.
Sikes
himself
would
have
fully
confirmed
these
symptoms
,
if
they
had
stood
in
any
need
of
corroboration
.
The
housebreaker
was
lying
on
the
bed
,
wrapped
in
his
white
great-coat
,
by
way
of
dressing-gown
,
and
displaying
a
set
of
features
in
no
degree
improved
by
the
cadaverous
hue
of
illness
,
and
the
addition
of
a
soiled
nightcap
,
and
a
stiff
,
black
beard
of
a
week
's
growth
.
The
dog
sat
at
the
bedside
:
now
eyeing
his
master
with
a
wistful
look
,
and
now
pricking
his
ears
,
and
uttering
a
low
growl
as
some
noise
in
the
street
,
or
in
the
lower
part
of
the
house
,
attracted
his
attention
.
Seated
by
the
window
,
busily
engaged
in
patching
an
old
waistcoat
which
formed
a
portion
of
the
robber
's
ordinary
dress
,
was
a
female
:
so
pale
and
reduced
with
watching
and
privation
,
that
there
would
have
been
considerable
difficulty
in
recognising
her
as
the
same
Nancy
who
has
already
figured
in
this
tale
,
but
for
the
voice
in
which
she
replied
to
Mr.
Sikes
's
question
.
'
Not
long
gone
seven
,
'
said
the
girl
.
'
How
do
you
feel
to-night
,
Bill
?
'
'
As
weak
as
water
,
'
replied
Mr.
Sikes
,
with
an
imprecation
on
his
eyes
and
limbs
.
'
Here
;
lend
us
a
hand
,
and
let
me
get
off
this
thundering
bed
anyhow
.
'
Illness
had
not
improved
Mr.
Sikes
's
temper
;
for
,
as
the
girl
raised
him
up
and
led
him
to
a
chair
,
he
muttered
various
curses
on
her
awkwardnewss
,
and
struck
her
.
'
Whining
are
you
?
'
said
Sikes
.
'
Come
!
Do
n't
stand
snivelling
there
.
If
you
ca
n't
do
anything
better
than
that
,
cut
off
altogether
.
D'ye
hear
me
?
'
