Оливер Твист

Chapter 43

           ‘Apick-pocketingcase,yourworship.

           ‘Hastheboyeverbeenherebefore?’

           ‘Heoughttohavebeen,amanytimes,’repliedthejailer.‘Hehasbeenprettywelleverywhereelse.Iknowhimwell,yourworship.

           ‘Oh!youknowme,doyou?’criedtheArtful,makinganoteofthestatement.‘Werygood.That’sacaseofdeformationofcharacter,anyway.

           Heretherewasanotherlaugh,andanothercryofsilence.

           ‘Nowthen,wherearethewitnesses?’saidtheclerk.

           ‘Ah!that’sright,’addedtheDodger.‘Wherearethey?Ishouldliketosee’em.

           Thiswishwasimmediatelygratified,forapolicemansteppedforwardwhohadseentheprisonerattemptthepocketofanunknowngentlemaninacrowd,andindeedtakeahandkerchieftherefrom,which,beingaveryoldone,hedeliberatelyputbackagain,aftertryinginonhisowncountenance.Forthisreason,hetooktheDodgerintocustodyassoonashecouldgetnearhim,andthesaidDodger,beingsearched,haduponhispersonasilversnuff-box,withtheowner’snameengraveduponthelid.ThisgentlemanhadbeendiscoveredonreferencetotheCourtGuide,andbeingthenandtherepresent,sworethatthesnuff-boxwashis,andthathehadmisseditonthepreviousday,themomenthehaddisengagedhimselffromthecrowdbeforereferredto.Hehadalsoremarkedayounggentlemaninthethrong,particularlyactiveinmakinghiswayabout,andthatyounggentlemanwastheprisonerbeforehim.

           ‘Haveyouanythingtoaskthiswitness,boy?’saidthemagistrate.

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