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Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)
This second volume continues the journey of orphan Oliver Twist through London's criminal underworld.
"Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by Charles Dickens is a novel. This second volume continues the journey of orphan Oliver Twist through London's criminal underworld.
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When Oliver awoke in the morning he was a good deal surprised to find that a new pair of shoes with strong thick soles had been placed at his bedside, and that his old ones had been removed. At first he was pleased with the discovery, hoping that it might be the forerunner of his release; but such thoughts were quickly dispelled on his sitting down to breakfast alone with the Jew, who told him, in a tone and manner which increased his alarm, that he was to be taken to the residence of Bill Sikes that night.
“To—to—stop there, sir?” asked Oliver, anxiously.
“No, no, my dear, not to stop there,” replied the Jew. “We shouldn’t like to lose you. Don’t be afraid, Oliver, you shall come back to us again. Ha! ha! ha! We wont be so cruel as to send you away, my dear. Oh no, no!”
The old man, who was stooping over the fire toasting a piece of bread, looked round as he bantered Oliver thus, and chuckled as if to shew that he knew he would still be very glad to get away if he could.
“I suppose,” said the Jew, fixing his eyes on Oliver, “you want to know what you’re going to Bill’s for—eh, my dear?”
Oliver coloured involuntarily to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, “Yes, he did want to know.”
“Why, do you think?” inquired Fagin, parrying the question.
“Indeed I don’t know, sir,” replied Oliver.
“Bah!” said the Jew, turning away with a disappointed countenance from a close perusal of the boy’s face. “Wait till Bill tells you, then.”
Contents
- 01Chapter XX. Wherein Oliver Is Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes.
- 02Chapter XXI. The Expedition.
- 03Chapter XXII. The Burglary.
- 04Chapter XXIII. Which Contains the Substance of a Pleasant Conversation Between Mr. Bumble and a Lady; and Shews That Even a Beadle May Be Susceptible on Some Points.
- 05Chapter XXIV. Treats of a Very Poor Subject, but Is a Short One, and May Be Found of Importance in This History.
- 06Chapter XXV. Wherein This History Reverts to Mr. Fagin and Company.
- 07Chapter XXVI. In Which a Mysterious Character Appears Upon the Scene, and Many Things Inseparable from This History Are Done and Performed.
- 08Chapter XXVI. Atones for the Unpoliteness of a Former Chapter, Which Deserted a Lady Most Unceremoniously.
- 09Chapter XXVIII. Looks After Oliver, and Proceeds with His Adventures.
- 10Chapter XXIX. Has an Introductory Account of the Inmates of the House to Which Oliver Resorted, and Relates What They Thought of Him.
- 11Chapter XXX. Involves a Critical Position.
- 12Chapter XXXI. Of the Happy Life Oliver Began to Lead with His Kind Friends.
- 13Chapter XXXII. Wherein the Happiness of Oliver and His Friends Experiences a Sudden Check.
- 14Chapter XXXIII. Contains Some Introductory Particulars Relative to a Young Gentleman Who Now Arrives Upon the Scene, and a New Adventure Which Happened to Oliver.
- 15Chapter XXXIV. Containing the Unsatisfactory Result of Oliver’s Adventure, and a Conversation of Some Importance Between Harry Maylie and Rose.
- 16Chapter XXXV. Is a Very Short One, and May Appear of No Great Importance in Its Place, but It Should Be Read Notwithstanding, as a Sequel to the Last, and a Key to One That Will Follow When Its Time A
- 17Chapter XXXVI. In Which the Reader, If He or She Resort to the Fifth Chapter of This Second Book, Will Perceive a Contrast Not Uncommon in Matrimonial Cases.
About this edition
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 160 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers