The robbery  (3)

 

Meanwhile , in another apart of London, Oliver remained a prisoner. Fagin had told Oliver how ungrateful he had been to run away. He had told him that he would have died of hunger without Fagin's kindness. He went on to tell Olilver the story of another young boy, who had gone to the police to tell then about the gang , but who had finally been hanged one morning for being a thief. Fagin described the hanging in terrifying detail, and said that he hopedhe would never have to tell the police about Oliver - and see Oliver with a rope around him neck. Oliver felt his blood turn cold.

 

He remained locked in a room for many days , seeing nobody between early morning and midnight, He spent his time thinking sadly about his friends in Pentonville . After a weekhe was free to wander round the house during the day, It was a dirty place, full of rats and insects but no other living thing. All the windows were closed,and covered with wood and metal bars that kept out the light.

 

One afternoon the Dodger and Charley Bates were at home and they started telling Oliver about their lives as thieves.