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Chapter 25

           Butitturnedoutagoodjobforyou;didn’tit,Fagin!Andwhat’ssixweeksofit?Itmustcome,sometimeoranother,andwhynotinthewintertimewhenyoudon’twanttogoouta-walkingsomuch;eh,Fagin?’

           ‘Ah,tobesure,mydear,’repliedtheJew.

           ‘Youwouldn’tminditagain,Tom,wouldyou,’askedtheDodger,winkinguponCharleyandtheJew,‘ifBetwasallright?’

           ‘ImeantosaythatIshouldn’t,’repliedTom,angrily.‘There,now.Ah!Who’llsayasmuchasthat,Ishouldliketoknow;eh,Fagin?’

           ‘Nobody,mydear,’repliedtheJew;‘notasoul,Tom.Idon’tknowoneof’emthatwoulddoitbesidesyou;notoneof’em,mydear.

           ‘Imighthavegotclearoff,ifI’dsplituponher;mightn’tI,Fagin?’angrilypursuedthepoorhalf-witteddupe.‘Awordfrommewouldhavedoneit;wouldn’tit,Fagin?’

           ‘Tobesureitwould,mydear,’repliedtheJew.

           ‘ButIdidn’tblabit;didI,Fagin?’demandedTom,pouringquestionuponquestionwithgreatvolubility.

           ‘No,no,tobesure,’repliedtheJew;‘youweretoostout-heartedforthat.Adealtoostout,mydear!’

           ‘PerhapsIwas,’rejoinedTom,lookinground;‘andifIwas,what’stolaughat,inthat;eh,Fagin?’

           TheJew,perceivingthatMr.Chitlingwasconsiderablyroused,hastenedtoassurehimthatnobodywaslaughing;andtoprovethegravityofthecompany,appealedtoMasterBates,theprincipaloffender.

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