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1、OLIVERTWISTORTHEPARISHBOY'SPROGRESSBYCHARLESDICKENSCHAPTERITREATSOFTHEPLACEWHEREOLIVERTWISTWASBORNANDOFTHECIRCUMSTANCESATTENDINGHISBIRTHAmongotherpublicbuildingsinacertaintown,whichformanyreasonsitwillbeprudenttorefrainfrommentioning,andtowhichIwillassignnofictitiousname,th
2、ereisoneancientlycommontomosttowns,greatorsmall:towit,aworkhouse;andinthisworkhousewasborn;onadayanddatewhichIneednottroublemyselftorepeat,inasmuchasitcanbeofnopossibleconsequencetothereader,inthisstageofthebusinessatallevents;theitemofmortalitywhosenameisprefixedtotheheado
3、fthischapter.Foralongtimeafteritwasusheredintothisworldofsorrowandtrouble,bytheparishsurgeon,itremainedamatterofconsiderabledoubtwhetherthechildwouldsurvivetobearanynameatall;inwhichcaseitissomewhatmorethanprobablethatthesememoirswouldneverhaveappeared;or,iftheyhad,thatbein
4、gcomprisedwithinacoupleofpages,theywouldhavepossessedtheinestimablemeritofbeingthemostconciseandfaithfulspecimenofbiography,extantintheliteratureofanyageorcountry.AlthoughIamnotdisposedtomaintainthatthebeingborninaworkhouse,isinitselfthemostfortunateandenviablecircumstancet
5、hatcanpossiblybefallahumanbeing,Idomeantosaythatinthisparticularinstance,itwasthebestthingforOliverTwistthatcouldbypossibilityhaveoccurred.Thefactis,thattherewasconsiderabledifficultyininducingOlivertotakeuponhimselftheofficeofrespiration,--atroublesomepractice,butonewhichc
6、ustomhasrenderednecessarytooureasyexistence;andforsometimehelaygaspingonalittleflockmattress,ratherunequallypoisedbetweenthisworldandthenext:thebalancebeingdecidedlyinfavourofthelatter.Now,if,duringthisbriefperiod,Oliverhadbeensurroundedbycarefulgrandmothers,anxiousaunts,ex
7、periencednurses,anddoctorsofprofoundwisdom,hewouldmostinevitablyandindubitablyhavebeenkilledinnotime.Therebeingnobodyby,however,butapauperoldwoman,whowasrenderedrathermistybyanunwontedallowanceofbeer;andaparishsurgeonwhodidsuchmattersbycontract;OliverandNaturefoughtoutthepo
8、intbetweenthem.Theresultwas,that,afterafewstruggles,Oliverbreathed,sneezed,andproc
