Chapter 43

           ‘Andsoitwasyouthatwasyourownfriend,wasit?’askedMr.Claypole,otherwiseBolter,when,byvirtueofthecompactenteredintobetweenthem,hehadremovednextdaytoFagin’shouse.‘‘Cod,Ithoughtasmuchlastnight!’

           ‘Everyman’shisownfriend,mydear,’repliedFagin,withhismostinsinuatinggrin.‘Hehasn’tasgoodaoneashimselfanywhere.

           ‘Exceptsometimes,’repliedMorrisBolter,assumingtheairofamanoftheworld.‘Somepeoplearenobody’senemiesbuttheirown,yerknow.

           ‘Don’tbelievethat,’saidFagin.‘Whenaman’shisownenemy,it’sonlybecausehe’stoomuchhisownfriend;notbecausehe’scarefulforeverybodybuthimself.Pooh!pooh!Thereain’tsuchathinginnature.

           ‘Thereoughn’ttobe,ifthereis,’repliedMr.Bolter.

           ‘Thatstandstoreason.Someconjurerssaythatnumberthreeisthemagicnumber,andsomesaynumberseven.It’sneither,myfriend,neither.It’snumberone.

           ‘Ha!ha!’criedMr.Bolter.‘Numberoneforever.

           ‘Inalittlecommunitylikeours,mydear,’saidFagin,whofeltitnecessarytoqualifythisposition,‘wehaveageneralnumberone,withoutconsideringmetooasthesame,andalltheotheryoungpeople.

           ‘Oh,thedevil!’exclaimedMr.Bolter.

           ‘Yousee,’pursuedFagin,affectingtodisregardthisinterruption,‘wearesomixeduptogether,andidentifiedinourinterests,thatitmustbeso.Forinstance,it’syourobjecttotakecareofnumberonemeaningyourself.

           ‘Certainly,’repliedMr.Bolter.

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