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Chapter 25

           ‘Abouthislosses,maybe;orthelittleretirementinthecountrythathe’sjustleft,eh?Ha!ha!Isthatit,mydear?’

           ‘Notabitofit,’repliedtheDodger,stoppingthesubjectofdiscourseasMr.Chitlingwasabouttoreply.‘WhatdoYOUsay,Charley?’

           ‘Ishouldsay,’repliedMasterBates,withagrin,‘thathewasuncommonsweetuponBetsy.Seehowhe’sa-blushing!Oh,myeye!here’samerry-go-rounder!TommyChitling’sinlove!Oh,Fagin,Fagin!whataspree!’

           ThoroughlyoverpoweredwiththenotionofMr.Chitlingbeingthevictimofthetenderpassion,MasterBatesthrewhimselfbackinhischairwithsuchviolence,thathelosthisbalance,andpitchedoveruponthefloor;where(theaccidentabatingnothingofhismerriment)helayatfulllengthuntilhislaughwasover,whenheresumedhisformerposition,andbegananotherlaugh.

           ‘Nevermindhim,mydear,’saidtheJew,winkingatMr.Dawkins,andgivingMasterBatesareprovingtapwiththenozzleofthebellows.‘Betsy’safinegirl.Stickuptoher,Tom.Stickuptoher.

           ‘WhatImeantosay,Fagin,’repliedMr.Chitling,veryredintheface,‘is,thatthatisn’tanythingtoanybodyhere.

           ‘Nomoreitis,’repliedtheJew;‘Charleywilltalk.Don’tmindhim,mydear;don’tmindhim.Betsy’safinegirl.Doasshebidsyou,Tom,andyouwillmakeyourfortune.

           ‘SoIDOdoasshebidsme,’repliedMr.Chitling;‘Ishouldn’thavebeenmilled,ifithadn’tbeenforheradvice.

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