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Chapter 17

           AndIshouldliketotellhim,’saidthechildpressinghissmallhandstogether,andspeakingwithgreatfervour,‘thatIwasgladtodiewhenIwasveryyoung;for,perhaps,ifIhadlivedtobeaman,andhadgrownold,mylittlesisterwhoisinHeaven,mightforgetme,orbeunlikeme;anditwouldbesomuchhappierifwewerebothchildrentheretogether.

           Mr.Bumblesurveyedthelittlespeaker,fromheadtofoot,withindescribableastonishment;and,turningtohiscompanion,said,‘They’reallinonestory,Mrs.Mann.Thatout-daciousOliverhaddemogalizedthemall!’

           ‘Icouldn’thavebelievedit,sir’saidMrsMann,holdingupherhands,andlookingmalignantlyatDick.‘Ineverseesuchahardenedlittlewretch!’

           ‘Takehimaway,ma’am!’saidMr.Bumbleimperiously.‘Thismustbestatedtotheboard,Mrs.Mann.

           ‘Ihopethegentlemanwillunderstandthatitisn’tmyfault,sir?’saidMrs.Mann,whimperingpathetically.

           ‘Theyshallunderstandthat,ma’am;theyshallbeacquaintedwiththetruestateofthecase,’saidMr.Bumble.‘There;takehimaway,Ican’tbearthesightonhim.

           Dickwasimmediatelytakenaway,andlockedupinthecoal-cellar.Mr.Bumbleshortlyafterwardstookhimselfoff,toprepareforhisjourney.

           Atsixo’clocknextmorning,Mr.

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