1 'Oh no, they ain't,' said the officer.
2 'Why, the gentleman's got him,' replied the officer.
3 'He's not charged at all, your worship,' replied the officer.
4 As the old officer knew him more and more, he grew to love him.
5 'I think he really is ill, your worship,' remonstrated the officer.
6 So saying, he smiled, approvingly: to calm the rising wrath of the indignant parish officer.
7 'Where he can, your worship,' replied the officer; again pretending to receive Oliver's answer.
8 'He says they died in his infancy, your worship,' replied the officer: hazarding the usual reply.
9 'I never see such an out-and-out young wagabond, your worship,' observed the officer with a grin.
10 'Oh no, I won't hurt him,' replied the officer, tearing his jacket half off his back, in proof thereof.
11 The offence had been committed within the district, and indeed in the immediate neighborhood of, a very notorious metropolitan police office.
12 When they arrived at the office, he was shut up in a little room by himself, and admonished by Mr. Bumble to stay there, until he came back to fetch him.
13 Jem Spyers,' resumed the officer, 'for a long time said nothing at all, and listened to everything without seeming to, which showed he understood his business.
14 The gentleman walked on with them by the officer's side; and as many of the crowd as could achieve the feat, got a little ahead, and stared back at Oliver from time to time.
15 With these last words, the Dodger suffered himself to be led off by the collar; threatening, till he got into the yard, to make a parliamentary business of it; and then grinning in the officer's face, with great glee and self-approval.
16 Mr. Monks is aware that I am not a young man, my dear, and also that I am a little run to seed, as I may say; bu he has heerd: I say I have no doubt Mr. Monks has heerd, my dear: that I am a very determined officer, with very uncommon strength, if I'm once roused.
17 But, as neither of these criminals answered to the name of Oliver, or knew anything about him, Nancy made straight up to the bluff officer in the striped waistcoat; and with the most piteous wailings and lamentations, rendered more piteous by a prompt and efficient use of the street-door key and the little basket, demanded her own dear brother.
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