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Mr.

Fagin

was

sufficiently

well

acquainted

with

the

manners

and

customs

of

that

particular

species

of

humanity

to

which

Nancy

belonged

,

to

feel

tolerably

certain

that

it

would

be

rather

unsafe

to

prolong

any

conversation

with

her

,

at

present

.

With

the

view

of

diverting

the

attention

of

the

company

,

he

turned

to

Oliver

.

'

So

you

wanted

to

get

away

,

my

dear

,

did

you

?

'

said

the

Jew

,

taking

up

a

jagged

and

knotted

club

which

law

in

a

corner

of

the

fireplace

;

'

eh

?

'

Oliver

made

no

reply

.

But

he

watched

the

Jew

's

motions

,

and

breathed

quickly

.

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'

Wanted

to

get

assistance

;

called

for

the

police

;

did

you

?

'

sneered

the

Jew

,

catching

the

boy

by

the

arm

.

'

We

'll

cure

you

of

that

,

my

young

master

.

'

The

Jew

inflicted

a

smart

blow

on

Oliver

's

shoulders

with

the

club

;

and

was

raising

it

for

a

second

,

when

the

girl

,

rushing

forward

,

wrested

it

from

his

hand

.

She

flung

it

into

the

fire

,

with

a

force

that

brought

some

of

the

glowing

coals

whirling

out

into

the

room

.

'

I

wo

n't

stand

by

and

see

it

done

,

Fagin

,

'

cried

the

girl

.

'

You

've

got

the

boy

,

and

what

more

would

you

have

?

--

Let

him

be

--

let

him

be

--

or

I

shall

put

that

mark

on

some

of

you

,

that

will

bring

me

to

the

gallows

before

my

time

.

'

The

girl

stamped

her

foot

violently

on

the

floor

as

she

vented

this

threat

;

and

with

her

lips

compressed

,

and

her

hands

clenched

,

looked

alternately

at

the

Jew

and

the

other

robber

:

her

face

quite

colourless

from

the

passion

of

rage

into

which

she

had

gradually

worked

herself

.

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'

Why

,

Nancy

!

'

said

the

Jew

,

in

a

soothing

tone

;

after

a

pause

,

during

which

he

and

Mr.

Sikes

had

stared

at

one

another

in

a

disconcerted

manner

;

'

you

--

you

're

more

clever

than

ever

to-night

.

Ha

!

ha

!

my

dear

,

you

are

acting

beautifully

.

'

'

Am

I

!

'

said

the

girl

.

'

Take

care

I

do

n't

overdo

it

.

You

will

be

the

worse

for

it

,

Fagin

,

if

I

do

;

and

so

I

tell

you

in

good

time

to

keep

clear

of

me

.

'

There

is

something

about

a

roused

woman

:

especially

if

she

add

to

all

her

other

strong

passions

,

the

fierce

impulses

of

recklessness

and

despair

;

which

few

men

like

to

provoke

.

The

Jew

saw

that

it

would

be

hopeless

to

affect

any

further

mistake

regarding

the

reality

of

Miss

Nancy

's

rage

;

and

,

shrinking

involuntarily

back

a

few

paces

,

cast

a

glance

,

half

imploring

and

half

cowardly

,

at

Sikes

:

as

if

to

hint

that

he

was

the

fittest

person

to

pursue

the

dialogue

.

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