10. Life in the country(12)

　'I've seen you before, 'the stranger said, eventually. 'you were the beadle here. '
　　'I was. But I don't recognize you. '
　　'It doesn't matter. I came here to look for you, and I'm lucky to have found you. I'd like some information. ' He pushed a couple of coins across the table.
　　'What information ' asked Mr Bumble suspiciously, slipping the coins into his pocket.
　　'About a workhouse birth. A boy called O liver Twist. '
　　'Young Twist! I remember him! He was a dreadful—'
'It's not him I want to talk about, interrupted the stranger. 'I've heard enough of him. It's the old woman who was the nurse for his mother. Where is she '
“我以前见过你。”这个陌生的人最终说。“你那时是这儿的执事。”
　　“是的，可我怎么也想不起您来了。”
　　“这不要紧，我到这儿就是来找你的，很幸运，竟然碰到了你。我想从你这儿打听点事。”他从桌子的另一头推过来几个硬币。
　　“您想知道什么？”班布尔先生疑心重重地问，并一下子将那几个硬币放进了衣袋。
　　“关于一个出生在济贫院，叫奥利弗•特威斯特的男孩。”
　　“小特威斯特，我知道他，他是个非常讨厌的——”
　　“我要知道的不是关于他的事，”陌生人打断了他的话，“他的事我全都听烦了，我想知道的是看护过他妈妈的那个老女人，她现在在什么地方？”