Chapter
31: Blathers and Duff,
the Bow Street Runners, come into the house and ask questions about the crime to Mrs. Maylie and Dr.
Losberne. Losberne recounts the circumstances to them, and they ask about the injured boy they
heard the servants speaking of. Losberne tells them that Oliver had nothing to do with the crime
and that in all the excitement someone mistaken him for one of the thieves. Blathers and Duff
inspect the premises and demise that the robbers were professionals, probably from London. Dr.
Losberne, Mrs. Maylie, and Rose debate on whether or not Oliver should tell his story to the men, and
they decide that though they believed him, it was rather farfetched. In Oliver's interest, they
decided to make up a fake one for the boy so they could keep him safe. Stalling the officers,
they took them down to the kitchen, gave them food, drink, and listened to their tale of another robbery.
Finally, they want to go see Oliver. When they get to his room, he looks even worse and they question
Mr. Giles on why he assaulted the boy when he came in the house. Giles swore that he made a mistake
and that Oliver was not the boy he shot the night before. Blathers and Duff then heard a rumor
about two men and a boy in another town that had been found, and they went off to inspect to see if
they had committed the crime. When their findings came up negative, Mrs. Maylie thanked them and
sent them away. Oliver continued to thrive under their care.
Chapter
32: Oliver caught a fever,
but under the good care of his new friends, he recovered. He offered to work for the family if
they would let him stay and they assented easily. When Oliver was recovered, Dr. Losberne took
him to the residence of Mr. Brownlow who Oliver wanted to see so he could tell them what happened.
On the way, Oliver spotted the house that Sikes had taken him to the night of the robbery, and they
stopped so that Dr. Losberne could question the owner. This questioning proved inconclusive.
When they arrived at the Brownlow residence however, they found that Mr. Brownlow, Mrs. Bedwin, and
Mr. Grimwig had all moved to the West Indies. Oliver, saddened by the news, went back to stay
with Mrs. Maylie. Soon the whole family moved out to the cottage in the country and Oliver was
extremely happy there. He learned all he could from the village vicar, and would take daily walks
with Mrs. Maylie and Rose whom he adored.
Chapter
33: One evening as they
were taking a particularly long walk, Rose sat down to play the piano as usual. That night however,
she began crying during her playing, and Mrs. Maylie and Oliver were very distressed. Rose ended
up falling very ill, and they feared she was going to die. Mrs. Maylie gave Oliver a letter to
deliver into the nearest town that would bring Dr. Losberne to them. Oliver was exceptionally
saddened that he might lose Rose, and was grateful he could do something to help. He delivered
the letter to the innkeeper who dispatched a man with it right away. On Oliver's way back to the
house, he ran into a strange man that began shouting at him. The man said that Oliver was haunting
him, and Oliver left as quickly as possible. He prayed earnestly for Rose, and the next night
Losberne came to help them. After he examined her, he told them there was little hope for her
survival. Oliver prayed harder and spent time in the cemetery watching a funeral. When he
returned, he was told that if Rose woke up from the sleep she had gone into, then she would experience
a full recovery. Otherwise she would die. The next morning, Dr. Losberne came downstairs with
the news that Rose had awakened, and everyone rejoiced the news.
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