... lagged; and then the Juvenile Delinquent
Society comes, and takes the boy away from a trade where he was arning
money, teaches him to read and write, and in time makes a ‘prentice of him.
And ... don’t,’ sneered Mr. Sikes. ‘Or he won’t, and that’s the same thing.
Speak out, and call things by their right names; don’t sit there, winking and
blinking, and talking to me in...
... to and fro; caught her throat; and, uttering a gurgling
sound, gasped for breath.
’Nancy!’ cried Oliver, ‘What is it?’
The girl beat her hands upon her knees, and her feet upon the ground; and, ... Jew, pointing to the candle, motioned him to light it.
He did so; and, as he placed the candlestick upon the table, saw that the Jew
was gazing fixedly at him, with lowering and contr...
... passage and looked out at the window; and
afterwards went round by way of the lawn, and looked in at the window; and
after that, had a candle handed out to inspect the shutter with; and after ... and all manner of
benefits and subscriptions, and I don’t know what all, was got up for the
poor man, who was in a wery low state of mind about his loss, and went up
and down...
... interest
and curiosity at the new comer. He seemed about five -and- twenty years of
age, and was of the middle height; his countenance was frank and handsome;
and his demeanor easy and prepossessing. ... life,
beyond her; and if you oppose me in this great stake, you take my peace and
happiness in your hands, and cast them to the wind. Mother, think better of
this, and o...
... thrust his hand into a side-pocket; and producing a canvas bag, told out
twenty-five sovereigns on the table, and pushed them over to the woman.
’Now,’ he said, ‘gather them up; and when this ... violence; ‘but
she clutched my gown, violently, with one hand, which was partly closed;
and when I saw that she was dead, and so removed the hand by force, I
found it clasped a scrap of...
...
sleeves tucked up as usual, his left hand in his pocket, and his hat in his right
hand, preceded the jailer, with a rolling gait altogether indescribable, and,
taking his place in the dock, requested ... House of Commons; but I shall have something to say elsewhere, and
so will he, and so will a wery numerous and ‘spectable circle of
acquaintance as’ll make them beaks wish they’...
... eluded, and he should fall at last—richly as he merited such a
fate—by her hand.
with such an assistant as Nancy, and must (thus Fagin argued) be secured
without delay.
There was another, and ... are ready, and shall be set to
work. I shall have you yet!’
He cast back a dark look, and a threatening motion of the hand, towards the
spot where he had left the bolder villian; an...
... at the proper
time,’ said Fagin. ‘You keep ready, and leave the rest to me.’
That night, and the next, and the next again, the spy sat booted and equipped
in his carter’s dress: ready to turn ... down, and the
candle is behind her.
’Stay there,’ whispered Fagin. He signed to Barney, who withdrew. In an
instant, the lad entered the room adjoining, and, under pretence of snuffi...
... come—
and night came on again; night so long, and yet so short; long in its dreadful
silence, and short in its fleeting hours. At one time he raved and blasphemed;
and at another howled and tore ... visible to the people who were clinging to the bars: and
they assailed him with opprobrious names, and screeched and hissed. He
shook his fist, and would have spat upon them...
... something narrower and more shallow than they used to
be; but we must have some profit, Mr. Bumble. Well-seasoned timber is an
expensive article, sir; and all the iron handles come, by canal, ... Bumble; and so—I
think I’ll take the boy myself.’
Mr. Bumble grasped the undertaker by the arm, and led him into the
building. Mr. Sowerberry was closeted with the board for five minutes...