Oliver - Widow Corney

Question 1

[OLIVER SONG ENDS]

Answer 1

To bed, all of you! Take this ungrateful rat to gather his few belongings.

Question 2

OLIVER: Please, ma’am…

Answer 2

And you’ll be grateful I ain’t sending you to face the drop! Now not another word from you Oliver.

Question 3

BUMBLE: Mark my words Mrs. Corney. That boy was born to be hung, I’ve never been so shocked in all my days.

Answer 3

Hush, Mr. B, you’ve had quite a turn and U fancy you might enjoy a little drop of something special.

Question 4

BUMBLE: What is it?

Answer 4

Why, it’s what I’m obliged to keep a little in the house to put into the blessed infants medicine when they ain’t well and I’ll not deceive you, Mr. B, It’s gin.

Question 5

BUMBLE: Well, you are a humane women Mrs. Corney. It’s nice to be appreciated, Mrs. Corney. These paupers in this parish they don’t appreciate me. Anti-parochial they are ma’am, anti-parochial. We have given away, Mrs. Corney, a matter of twenty loaves and cheese-and-a-half this afternoon, and still them paupers are not contented.

Answer 5

Of course they’re not. Why would they be? Sweet Mr. Bumble?

Question 6

BUMBLE: Very sweet, indeed, ma’am.

Answer 6

Bless you.

Question 7

BUMBLE: Do you keep a cat ma’am?

Answer 7

Yes, and kittens too, I’m so fond of them you can’t imagine, Mr. Bumble. They are so happy, so cheerful, so frolicsome that they are quite companions for me.

Question 8

BUMBLE: Very nice animals indeed ma’am, and very domestic.

Answer 8

So very fond of their home too, that it’s quite a pleasure, I’m sure.

Question 9

BUMBLE: Mrs. Corney, ma’am. I mean to say this… that any cat… or kitten… that could live with you ma’am… and not be fond of it’s home. Must be an idiot, ma’am, and don’t deserve to live in it.

Answer 9

Oh, Mr. Bumble!

Question 10

BUMBLE: It’s no use disguising facts ma’am. An idiot! I would drown myself with pleasure.

Answer 10

Then you’re a cruel man. And a hard-hearted man besides.

Question 11

BUMBLE: Hard hearted? Hard? Are you hard hearted, Mrs. Corney?

Answer 11

Dear me, what a very curious question coming from a single man. What can you want to know for, Mr. B? I shall scream, Mr. Bumble!

Question 12

BUMBLE: Well I best be off, and see what I can get for this young scoundrel!

Answer 12

Make sure you get a good price for him, Mr. Bumble.

Question 13

BUMBLE: Married?! Two weeks to the Widow Corney. I sold myself cheap? Dirt cheap!

Answer 13

Cheap?! Are you going to sit there snoring all day?

Question 14

MATRON: Pardon me, Mr. Bumble, Widow Corney–

Answer 14

What’s the matter?

Question 15

MATRON: It’s Old Sally, ma’am. She says she’s not got something to tell you that must be heard. She’s not got long and she’ll never die quiet till you listen, ma’am.

Answer 15

Well what is it?

Question 16

OLD SALLY: I robbed her. The only thing she had of any worth, it was round her neck and it was gold.

Answer 16

Gold? What of it?

Question 17

OLD SALLY: This is it. The locket. It’s my belief she came from a rich family.

Answer 17

The boy’s name?

Question 18

OLD SALLY: He’s called… He’s called… Oliver.

Answer 18

Oliver? We must retrieve that boy Mr. Bumble.

Question 19

BROWNLOW: I understand you bring information regarding the boy, Oliver Twist?

Answer 19

We come in answer to your advertisment.

Question 20

BROWNLOW: Yes, yes it’s very good of you to come. Now what have you got to tell me?

Answer 20

This locket was given to me by the lad’s dying mother just before she passed away.

Question 21

BROWNLOW: Really? Then I will see that neither of you is employed in a position of trust again. Leave my house.

Answer 21

How dare you speak so to me, sir! I came here to help you.

Question 22

BEDWIN: Yes, sir.

Answer 22

We know the way out, thank you very much.