Chapter 18

           Aboutnoonnextday,whentheDodgerandMasterBateshadgoneouttopursuetheircustomaryavocations,Mr.FagintooktheopportunityofreadingOliveralonglectureonthecryingsinofingratitude;ofwhichheclearlydemonstratedhehadbeenguilty,tonoordinaryextent,inwilfullyabsentinghimselffromthesocietyofhisanxiousfriends;and,stillmore,inendeavouringtoescapefromthemaftersomuchtroubleandexpensehadbeenincurredinhisrecovery.Mr.FaginlaidgreatstressonthefactofhishavingtakenOliverin,andcherishedhim,when,withouthistimelyaid,hemighthaveperishedwithhunger;andherelatedthedismalandaffectinghistoryofayoungladwhom,inhisphilanthropy,hehadsuccouredunderparallelcircumstances,butwho,provingunworthyofhisconfidenceandevincingadesiretocommunicatewiththepolice,hadunfortunatelycometobehangedattheOldBaileyonemorning.Mr.Fagindidnotseektoconcealhisshareinthecatastrophe,butlamentedwithtearsinhiseyesthatthewrong-headedandtreacherousbehaviouroftheyoungpersoninquestion,hadrendereditnecessarythatheshouldbecomethevictimofcertainevidenceforthecrown:which,ifitwerenotpreciselytrue,wasindispensablynecessaryforthesafetyofhim(Mr.Fagin)andafewselectfriends.Mr.Faginconcludedbydrawingaratherdisagreeablepictureofthediscomfortsofhanging;and,withgreatfriendlinessandpolitenessofmanner,expressedhisanxioushopesthathemightneverbeobligedtosubmitOliverTwisttothatunpleasantoperation.

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