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At
a
table
behind
him
sat
the
Artful
Dodger
,
Master
Charles
Bates
,
and
Mr.
Chitling
:
all
intent
upon
a
game
of
whist
;
the
Artful
taking
dummy
against
Master
Bates
and
Mr.
Chitling
.
The
countenance
of
the
first-named
gentleman
,
peculiarly
intelligent
at
all
times
,
acquired
great
additional
interest
from
his
close
observance
of
the
game
,
and
his
attentive
perusal
of
Mr.
Chitling
's
hand
;
upon
which
,
from
time
to
time
,
as
occasion
served
,
he
bestowed
a
variety
of
earnest
glances
:
wisely
regulating
his
own
play
by
the
result
of
his
observations
upon
his
neighbour
's
cards
.
It
being
a
cold
night
,
the
Dodger
wore
his
hat
,
as
,
indeed
,
was
often
his
custom
within
doors
.
He
also
sustained
a
clay
pipe
between
his
teeth
,
which
he
only
removed
for
a
brief
space
when
he
deemed
it
necessary
to
apply
for
refreshment
to
a
quart
pot
upon
the
table
,
which
stood
ready
filled
with
gin-and-water
for
the
accommodation
of
the
company
.
Master
Bates
was
also
attentive
to
the
play
;
but
being
of
a
more
excitable
nature
than
his
accomplished
friend
,
it
was
observable
that
he
more
frequently
applied
himself
to
the
gin-and-water
,
and
moreover
indulged
in
many
jests
and
irrelevant
remarks
,
all
highly
unbecoming
a
scientific
rubber
.
Indeed
,
the
Artful
,
presuming
upon
their
close
attachment
,
more
than
once
took
occasion
to
reason
gravely
with
his
companion
upon
these
improprieties
;
all
of
which
remonstrances
,
Master
Bates
received
in
extremely
good
part
;
merely
requesting
his
friend
to
be
'
blowed
,
'
or
to
insert
his
head
in
a
sack
,
or
replying
with
some
other
neatly-turned
witticism
of
a
similar
kind
,
the
happy
application
of
which
,
excited
considerable
admiration
in
the
mind
of
Mr.
Chitling
.
It
was
remarkable
that
the
latter
gentleman
and
his
partner
invariably
lost
;
and
that
the
circumstance
,
so
far
from
angering
Master
Bates
,
appeared
to
afford
him
the
highest
amusement
,
inasmuch
as
he
laughed
most
uproariously
at
the
end
of
every
deal
,
and
protested
that
he
had
never
seen
such
a
jolly
game
in
all
his
born
days
.
'
That
's
two
doubles
and
the
rub
,
'
said
Mr.
Chitling
,
with
a
very
long
face
,
as
he
drew
half-a-crown
from
his
waistcoat-pocket
.
'
I
never
see
such
a
feller
as
you
,
Jack
;
you
win
everything
.
Even
when
we
've
good
cards
,
Charley
and
I
ca
n't
make
nothing
of
'em
.
'
Either
the
master
or
the
manner
of
this
remark
,
which
was
made
very
ruefully
,
delighted
Charley
Bates
so
much
,
that
his
consequent
shout
of
laughter
roused
the
Jew
from
his
reverie
,
and
induced
him
to
inquire
what
was
the
matter
.
'
Matter
,
Fagin
!
'
cried
Charley
.
'
I
wish
you
had
watched
the
play
.
Tommy
Chitling
has
n't
won
a
point
;
and
I
went
partners
with
him
against
the
Artfull
and
dumb
.
'
'
Ay
,
ay
!
'
said
the
Jew
,
with
a
grin
,
which
sufficiently
demonstrated
that
he
was
at
no
loss
to
understand
the
reason
.
'
Try
'em
again
,
Tom
;
try
'em
again
.
'
'
No
more
of
it
for
me
,
thank
'
ee
,
Fagin
,
'
replied
Mr.
Chitling
;
'
I
've
had
enough
.
That
'
ere
Dodger
has
such
a
run
of
luck
that
there
's
no
standing
again
'
him
.
'
'
Ha
!
ha
!
my
dear
,
'
replied
the
Jew
,
'
you
must
get
up
very
early
in
the
morning
,
to
win
against
the
Dodger
.
'
'
Morning
!
'
said
Charley
Bates
;
'
you
must
put
your
boots
on
over-night
,
and
have
a
telescope
at
each
eye
,
and
a
opera-glass
between
your
shoulders
,
if
you
want
to
come
over
him
.
'
Mr.
Dawkins
received
these
handsome
compliments
with
much
philosophy
,
and
offered
to
cut
any
gentleman
in
company
,
for
the
first
picture-card
,
at
a
shilling
at
a
time
.
Nobody
accepting
the
challenge
,
and
his
pipe
being
by
this
time
smoked
out
,
he
proceeded
to
amuse
himself
by
sketching
a
ground-plan
of
Newgate
on
the
table
with
the
piece
of
chalk
which
had
served
him
in
lieu
of
counters
;
whistling
,
meantime
,
with
peculiar
shrillness
.
