The result was , that , after a few strugglesstruggle, Oliver breathedbreathe, sneezedsneeze, and proceeded to advertiseadvertiseto the inmates of the workhouse the fact of a new burden having been imposedimposeupon the parish , by setting up as loud a crycryas could reasonably have been expected from a male infant who had not been possessed of that very useful appendage , a voice , for a much longer space of time than three minutes and a quarter .
At length , strugglingstruggleto get loose , I had the fortune to breakbreakthe strings , and wrenchwrenchout the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground ; for , by liftingliftit up to my face , I discovereddiscoverthe methods they had taken to bindbindme , and at the same time with a violent pullpull, which gave me excessive painpain, I a little loosenedloosenthe strings that tied down my hair on the left side , so that I was just able to turnturnmy head about two inches .