Bildungsromans; Boys -- Fiction; Criminals -- Fiction; Kidnapping victims -- Fiction; London (England) -- Fiction; Orphans -- Fiction
“At nine in the evening,” said the stranger, producing a scrap of
paper, and writing down an obscure address by the water-side upon it,
in characters that betrayed his agitation; “at nine in the evening,
bring her to me there. I needn’t tell you to be secret, for it’s your
interest.”
With these words, he led the way to the door, after stopping to pay
for the liquor that had been drunk; and shortly remarking that their
roads were different, departed, without more ceremony than an emphatic
repetition of the hour of appointment for the following night.
On glancing at the address, the parochial functionary observed that it
contained no name. The stranger had not gone far, so he made after him
to ask it.
“Who’s that?” cried the man, turning quickly round, as Bumble touched
him on the arm, “following me!”
“Only to ask a question,” said the other, pointing to the scrap of
paper. “What name am I to ask for?”
“Monks!” rejoined the man, and strode hastily away.
END OF VOL. II.
T.C. Savill, Printer, 107, St. Martin’s Lane.
* * * * *
Transcriber’s Notes:
Apostrophe usage is not consistent in the text as in using both “dont”
and “don’t.” It also spells “visitor” as “visiter.” This was retained.
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Page 80, “Fagan” changed to “Fagin” (Matter, Fagin)
Page 125, “beable” changed to “beadle” (beadle said this)
Page 136, "proferring" changed to "preferring" (preferring the chance)
Page 197, illustration caption, “Bon-Street” changed to “Bow-Street”
(by the Bow-Street Runners)
Page 267, “disspatched” changed to “dispatched” (Giles was dispatched)
Page 287, “i” changed to “in” (was wide-skirted, and in)
End of Project Gutenberg's Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3), by Charles Dickens
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