Did Oliver bow twice to Mr. Bumble?
“Make a bow to the gentleman, Oliver,' said Mrs. Mann.
Oliver made a bow, which was divided between the beadle on the chair, and the cocked hat on the table.
'Will you go along with me, Oliver?' said Mr. Bumble, in a majestic voice.”
From: Dickens，Charles. “Oliver Twist.” iBooks.
A question bothers me here that Oliver bowed to bumble twice? It is weird if he bowed to a hat.
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One bow ("a" bow). I take the "divided" to mean the bow was directed to a space in between the beadle, Bumble, and his hat.
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