07. The robbery(16)

O liver nodded, trying hard not to tremble.

Sikes and Oliver started out at five o'clock in the morning, while it was still dark. Theycrossed from one side of London to the other. At first the streets were empty,the n shopsbegan to open and people started going to work. Gradually, the noiseand traffic increased, and as They passed through the meat market atSmithfield, O liver was amazed by the sight and smells of so many animals, andby the huge crowds of people, all pushing and swearing and shouting. But BillSikes marched on without stopping．

奥利弗不停地点着头，尽量不使自己发抖。

　　早晨5点钟，赛克斯和奥利弗出发了。这时，天色还很黑，他们横穿伦敦，从一头走到另一头。刚开始时街道上还是空荡荡的，过了一会儿店铺开始开张，人们开始去工作了。渐渐地，嘈杂声越来越大，车马越来越多，他们穿过史密斯菲尔德的肉市时，奥利弗被那里各种牲畜的形象和气味，还有那熙熙攘攘推搡着、咒骂着、叫喊着的人群惊呆了。可比尔·赛克斯却大步地朝前走着，一刻不停。