That night, alone in the room with the coffins(棺材)，Oliver cried lonely. He did not sleep, and very early in the morning, before anyone was awake, he 1 opened the shop door and left the house. He ran up the street and through the town as far as the main road, where he saw a 2 that told him it was just seventy miles from there to London.
But after only four miles he began to realize just now how 3 he would have to walk. He stopped to think about it. He had a piece of bread, an old shirt, two pairs of socks and a penny. 4 he could not see how these would help him get to London any faster, so he kept on 5 .
He walked twenty miles that day. The only thing he had to 6 was his piece of bread and some water to drink, which he begged from houses near the road. He7 the first night in a field, feeling lonely, tired, cold and hungry. He was even8 the next morning when he woke up, and he had to 9 some more bread with his penny. That day he walked only twelve miles. His legs were so weak that they 10 under him.
Early on the seventh morning of his 11 , Oliver finally reached the little town of Barnet, just outside London. 12 , he sat down at the side of the road. His feet were bleeding and he was covered in dust. He was13 tired even to beg. Then he noticed that a boy, who had passed him a few minutes before, had 14 , and was now looking at him carefully from the opposite side of the 15 . After a long time the boy crossed the road and came close to Oliver.
