Oliver Twist, Chapter 29 summary
Chapter 29 of 53 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 29, Mrs. Maylie and Rose receive Mr. Losberne, who examines the wounded boy upstairs and urges them to see him themselves. Giles delays admitting that the person he shoots is only a boy, while the doctor's concern shifts attention from the servant's bravery to the patient's condition.
What happens
- Mrs. Maylie and Rose sit at breakfast while Mr. Giles serves them and they discuss Brittles's slow return.
- Mr. Losberne arrives, expresses alarm about the nighttime robbery, and hears that someone upstairs needs his care.
- Giles accepts credit for the shooting but dislikes the doctor's joking treatment of his achievement.
- The doctor examines the patient upstairs while servants hurry about and bring in a box from his gig.
- On returning, Mr. Losberne asks whether the ladies have seen the patient and urges them to visit him.
- The narrator explains that Giles delays revealing the patient's youth because he enjoys praise for his courage.
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