[Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens]@TWC D-Link bookOliver Twist CHAPTER IX 5/11
I only tried to frighten you.
You're a brave boy. Ha! ha! you're a brave boy, Oliver.' The Jew rubbed his hands with a chuckle, but glanced uneasily at the box, notwithstanding. 'Did you see any of these pretty things, my dear ?' said the Jew, laying his hand upon it after a short pause. 'Yes, sir,' replied Oliver. 'Ah!' said the Jew, turning rather pale.
'They--they're mine, Oliver; my little property.
All I have to live upon, in my old age.
The folks call me a miser, my dear.
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