...
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:...