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Chapter 50

           Helaidhishanduponachairwhichstoodinthemiddleoftheroom,butshudderingashewasabouttodropintoit,andseemingtoglanceoverhisshoulder,draggeditbackclosetothewallascloseasitwouldgoandgrounditagainstitandsatdown.

           Notawordhadbeenexchanged.Helookedfromonetoanotherinsilence.Ifaneyewerefurtivelyraisedandmethis,itwasinstantlyaverted.Whenhishollowvoicebrokesilence,theyallthreestarted.Theyseemednevertohavehearditstonesbefore.

           ‘Howcamethatdoghere?’heasked.

           ‘Alone.Threehoursago.

           ‘To-night’spapersaysthatFagin’stook.Isittrue,oralie?’

           ‘True.

           Theyweresilentagain.

           ‘Damnyouall!’saidSikes,passinghishandacrosshisforehead.

           ‘Haveyounothingtosaytome?’

           Therewasanuneasymovementamongthem,butnobodyspoke.

           ‘Youthatkeepthishouse,’saidSikes,turninghisfacetoCrackit,‘doyoumeantosellme,ortoletmelieheretillthishuntisover?’

           ‘Youmaystophere,ifyouthinkitsafe,’returnedthepersonaddressed,aftersomehesitation.

           Sikescarriedhiseyesslowlyupthewallbehindhim:rathertryingtoturnhisheadthanactuallydoingit:andsaid,‘Isitthebodyisitburied?’

           Theyshooktheirheads.

           ‘Whyisn’tit!’heretortedwiththesameglancebehindhim.

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