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The

gentleman

with

the

white

waistcoat

was

standing

at

the

gate

with

his

hands

behind

him

,

after

having

delivered

himself

of

some

profound

sentiments

in

the

board-room

.

Having

witnessed

the

little

dispute

between

Mr.

Gamfield

and

the

donkey

,

he

smiled

joyously

when

that

person

came

up

to

read

the

bill

,

for

he

saw

at

once

that

Mr.

Gamfield

was

exactly

the

sort

of

master

Oliver

Twist

wanted

.

Mr.

Gamfield

smiled

,

too

,

as

he

perused

the

document

;

for

five

pounds

was

just

the

sum

he

had

been

wishing

for

;

and

,

as

to

the

boy

with

which

it

was

encumbered

,

Mr.

Gamfield

,

knowing

what

the

dietary

of

the

workhouse

was

,

well

knew

he

would

be

a

nice

small

pattern

,

just

the

very

thing

for

register

stoves

.

So

,

he

spelt

the

bill

through

again

,

from

beginning

to

end

;

and

then

,

touching

his

fur

cap

in

token

of

humility

,

accosted

the

gentleman

in

the

white

waistcoat

.

'

This

here

boy

,

sir

,

wot

the

parish

wants

to

'

prentis

,

'

said

Mr.

Gamfield

.

'

Ay

,

my

man

,

'

said

the

gentleman

in

the

white

waistcoat

,

with

a

condescending

smile

.

'

What

of

him

?

'

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'

If

the

parish

vould

like

him

to

learn

a

right

pleasant

trade

,

in

a

good

'

spectable

chimbley-sweepin

'

bisness

,

'

said

Mr.

Gamfield

,

'

I

wants

a

'

prentis

,

and

I

am

ready

to

take

him

.

'

'

Walk

in

,

'

said

the

gentleman

in

the

white

waistcoat

.

Mr.

Gamfield

having

lingered

behind

,

to

give

the

donkey

another

blow

on

the

head

,

and

another

wrench

of

the

jaw

,

as

a

caution

not

to

run

away

in

his

absence

,

followed

the

gentleman

with

the

white

waistcoat

into

the

room

where

Oliver

had

first

seen

him

.

'

It

's

a

nasty

trade

,

'

said

Mr.

Limbkins

,

when

Gamfield

had

again

stated

his

wish

.

'

Young

boys

have

been

smothered

in

chimneys

before

now

,

'

said

another

gentleman

.

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'

That

's

acause

they

damped

the

straw

afore

they

lit

it

in

the

chimbley

to

make

'em

come

down

again

,

'

said

Gamfield

;

'

that

's

all

smoke

,

and

no

blaze

;

vereas

smoke

ai

n't

o

'

no

use

at

all

in

making

a

boy

come

down

,

for

it

only

sinds

him

to

sleep

,

and

that

's

wot

he

likes

.

Boys

is

wery

obstinit

,

and

wery

lazy

,

Gen

'

l'men

,

and

there

's

nothink

like

a

good

hot

blaze

to

make

'em

come

down

vith

a

run

.

It

's

humane

too

,

gen

'

l'men

,

acause

,

even

if

they

've

stuck

in

the

chimbley

,

roasting

their

feet

makes

'em

struggle

to

hextricate

theirselves

.

'

The

gentleman

in

the

white

waistcoat

appeared

very

much

amused

by

this

explanation

;

but

his

mirth

was

speedily

checked

by

a

look

from

Mr.

Limbkins

.

The

board

then

procedded

to

converse

among

themselves

for

a

few

minutes

,

but

in

so

low

a

tone

,

that

the

words

'

saving

of

expenditure

,

'

'

looked

well

in

the

accounts

,

'

'

have

a

printed

report

published

,

'

were

alone

audible

.

These

only

chanced

to

be

heard

,

indeed

,

or

account

of

their

being

very

frequently

repeated

with

great

emphasis

.

At

length

the

whispering

ceased

;

and

the

members

of

the

board

,

having

resumed

their

seats

and

their

solemnity

,

Mr.

Limbkins

said

:

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