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Chapter 39

           ‘Here!Cutmeoffapieceofthatpie,oneofyouboys,totakethetasteofthatoutofmymouth,orit’llchokemedead.

           ‘Don’tbeoutoftemper,mydear,’urgedFagin,submissively.‘Ihaveneverforgotyou,Bill;neveronce.

           ‘No!I’llpounditthatyouhan’t,’repliedSikes,withabittergrin.‘You’vebeenschemingandplottingaway,everyhourthatIhavelaidshiveringandburninghere;andBillwastodothis;andBillwastodothat;andBillwastodoitall,dirtcheap,assoonashegotwell:andwasquitepoorenoughforyourwork.Ifithadn’tbeenforthegirl,Imighthavedied.

           ‘Therenow,Bill,’remonstratedFagin,eagerlycatchingattheword.‘Ifithadn’tbeenforthegirl!WhobutpoorouldFaginwasthemeansofyourhavingsuchahandygirlaboutyou?’

           ‘Hesaystrueenoughthere!’saidNancy,cominghastilyforward.‘Lethimbe;lethimbe.

           Nancy’sappearancegaveanewturntotheconversation;fortheboys,receivingaslywinkfromthewaryoldJew,begantoplyherwithliquor:ofwhich,however,shetookverysparingly;whileFagin,assuminganunusualflowofspirits,graduallybroughtMr.Sikesintoabettertemper,byaffectingtoregardhisthreatsasalittlepleasantbanter;and,moreover,bylaughingveryheartilyatoneortworoughjokes,which,afterrepeatedapplicationstothespirit-bottle,hecondescendedtomake.

           ‘It’sallverywell,’saidMr.Sikes;‘butImusthavesomebluntfromyouto-night.

           ‘Ihaven’tapieceofcoinaboutme,’repliedtheJew.

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