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Chapter 43

           Hewaschargedwithattemptingtopickapocket,andtheyfoundasilversnuff-boxonhimhisown,mydear,hisown,forhetooksnuffhimself,andwasveryfondofit.Theyremandedhimtillto-day,fortheythoughttheyknewtheowner.Ah!hewasworthfiftyboxes,andI’dgivethepriceofasmanytohavehimback.YoushouldhaveknowntheDodger,mydear;youshouldhaveknowntheDodger.

           ‘Well,butIshallknowhim,Ihope;don’tyerthinkso?’saidMr.Bolter.

           ‘I’mdoubtfulaboutit,’repliedFagin,withasigh.‘Iftheydon’tgetanyfreshevidence,it’llonlybeasummaryconviction,andweshallhavehimbackagainaftersixweeksorso;but,iftheydo,it’sacaseoflagging.Theyknowwhatacleverladheis;he’llbealifer.They’llmaketheArtfulnothinglessthanalifer.

           ‘Whatdoyoumeanbylaggingandalifer?’demandedMr.Bolter.‘What’sthegoodoftalkinginthatwaytome;whydon’tyerspeaksoasIcanunderstandyer?’

           Faginwasabouttotranslatethesemysteriousexpressionsintothevulgartongue;and,beinginterpreted,Mr.Bolterwouldhavebeeninformedthattheyrepresentedthatcombinationofwords,‘transportationforlife,’whenthedialoguewascutshortbytheentryofMasterBates,withhishandsinhisbreeches-pockets,andhisfacetwistedintoalookofsemi-comicalwoe.

           ‘It’sallup,Fagin,’saidCharley,whenheandhisnewcompanionhadbeenmadeknowntoeachother.

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