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Chapter 13

           WilliamSikes,happened,oneandall,toentertainaviolentanddeeply-rootedantipathytogoingnearapolice-officeonanygroundorpretextwhatever.

           Howlongtheymighthavesatandlookedateachother,inastateofuncertaintynotthemostpleasantofitskind,itisdifficulttoguess.Itisnotnecessarytomakeanyguessesonthesubject,however;forthesuddenentranceofthetwoyoungladieswhomOliverhadseenonaformeroccasion,causedtheconversationtoflowafresh.

           ‘Theverything!’saidtheJew.‘Betwillgo;won’tyou,mydear?’

           ‘Wheres?’inquiredtheyounglady.

           ‘Onlyjustuptotheoffice,mydear,’saidtheJewcoaxingly.

           Itisduetotheyoungladytosaythatshedidnotpositivelyaffirmthatshewouldnot,butthatshemerelyexpressedanemphaticandearnestdesiretobe‘blessed’ifshewould;apoliteanddelicateevasionoftherequest,whichshowstheyoungladytohavebeenpossessedofthatnaturalgoodbreedingwhichcannotbeartoinflictuponafellow-creature,thepainofadirectandpointedrefusal.

           TheJew’scountenancefell.Heturnedfromthisyounglady,whowasgaily,nottosaygorgeouslyattired,inaredgown,greenboots,andyellowcurl-papers,totheotherfemale.

           ‘Nancy,mydear,’saidtheJewinasoothingmanner,‘whatdoYOUsay?’

           ‘Thatitwon’tdo;soit’snousea-tryingiton,Fagin,’repliedNancy.

           ‘Whatdoyoumeanbythat?’saidMr.Sikes,lookingupinasurlymanner.

           ‘WhatIsay,Bill,’repliedtheladycollectedly.

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