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2、NCESATTENDINGHISBIRTHAmongotherpublicbuildingsinacertaintown,whichformanyreasonsitwillbeprudenttorefrainfrommentioning,andtowhichIwillassignnofictitiousname,thereisoneancientlycommontomosttowns,greatorsmall:towit,aworkhouse;andinthisworkhousewasborn;onadayanddatewhi
3、chIneednottroublemyselftorepeat,inasmuchasitcanbeofnopossibleconsequencetothereader,inthisstageofthebusinessatallevents;theitemofmortalitywhosenameisprefixedtotheheadofthischapter.Foralongtimeafteritwasusheredintothisworldofsorrowandtrouble,bytheparishsurgeon,itrema
4、inedamatterofconsiderabledoubtwhetherthechildwouldsurvivetobearanynameatall;inwhichcaseitis2of789OliverTwistsomewhatmorethanprobablethatthesememoirswouldneverhaveappeared;or,iftheyhad,thatbeingcomprisedwithinacoupleofpages,theywouldhavepossessedtheinestimablemeritof
5、beingthemostconciseandfaithfulspecimenofbiography,extantintheliteratureofanyageorcountry.AlthoughIamnotdisposedtomaintainthatthebeingborninaworkhouse,isinitselfthemostfortunateandenviablecircumstancethatcanpossiblybefallahumanbeing,Idomeantosaythatinthisparticularin
6、stance,itwasthebestthingforOliverTwistthatcouldbypossibilityhaveoccurred.Thefactis,thattherewasconsiderabledifficultyininducingOlivertotakeuponhimselftheofficeofrespiration,—atroublesomepractice,butonewhichcustomhasrenderednecessarytooureasyexistence;andforsometimeh
7、elaygaspingonalittleflockmattress,ratherunequallypoisedbetweenthisworldandthenext:thebalancebeingdecidedlyinfavourofthelatter.Now,if,duringthisbriefperiod,Oliverhadbeensurroundedbycarefulgrandmothers,anxiousaunts,experiencednurses,anddoctorsofprofoundwisdom,hewouldm
8、ostinevitablyandindubitablyhavebeenkilledinnotime.Therebeingnobodyby,however,butapauperoldwoman,whowasrenderedrathermistybyan3of789OliverT
