... belief that he had caught it up, in mere sport. ‘Of course I know that, my Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER IX CONTAINING FURTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE PLEASANT OLD GENTLEMAN, ... nicely made. Ingenious workman, ain’t he, Oliver?’ ’Very indeed, sir,’ said Oliver. At which Mr. Charles Bates laughed uproariously; very much to the amazement of Oliver, who saw nothing to laugh...
... hankerchiefs, and the watches, and the jewels, and the Jew, rushed upon the boy’s mind. Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER X OLIVER BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CHARACTERS OF HIS NEW ASSOCIATES;...
... ’No, no,’ replied the old gentleman. ‘Why! what’s this? Bedwin, look there!’ Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XII IN WHICH OLIVER IS TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THAN HE EVER WAS BEFORE....
... countenance with a beard of three days’ growth, and two scowling eyes; one Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XIII SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE INTELLIGENT READER,...
... visible. The house was dark, dismantled: and the all appearance, uninhabited. Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XXI THE EXPEDITION It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street;...
... sitting—to put entirely out of the question, a very thick coating of powder. Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XIV COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER’S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW’S,...
... dear, I didn’t know,’ replied Fagin, humbly; for the Jew was the new comer. Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XV SHOWING HOW VERY FOND OF OLIVER TWIST, THE MERRY OLD JEW AND MISS...
... nice animals, ma’am,’ replied Mr. Bumble, approvingly; ‘so very domestic.’ Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XXIII WHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN...
... side! A pretty subject for the child, as you call him, to make a friend of!’ Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XVI RELATES WHAT BECAME OF OLIVER TWIST, AFTER HE HAD BEEN CLAIMED ... a small back-yard, were received with a shout of laughter. ’Oh, my wig, my wig!’ cried Master Charles Bates, from whose lungs the laughter had proceeded: ‘here he is! oh, cry, here he is! Oh,...
... seating herself on a sofa, burst into tears. The girl, who was not quite so Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XVII OLIVER’S DESTINY CONTINUING UNPROPITIOUS, BRINGS A GREAT MAN TO...
... abstraction, and half to Master Bates: ’What a pity it is he isn’t a prig!’ ’Ah!’ said Master Charles Bates; ‘he don’t know what’s good for him.’ The Dodger sighed again, and resumed his pipe:...