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Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...

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Fag<strong>in</strong> <strong>was</strong> k<strong>in</strong>d to poor Oliver and gave him<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g to eat and a warm bed. The next<br />

morn<strong>in</strong>g Oliver saw Fag<strong>in</strong> play<strong>in</strong>g with some<br />

jewels and he thought he <strong>was</strong> a miser! He lived<br />

<strong>in</strong> a dirty place and had many jewels.<br />

FAGIN’S GAME<br />

After breakfast Fag<strong>in</strong> and the two boys played a<br />

strange game. The old man put some valuable<br />

objects <strong>in</strong> his pocket then he walked around the<br />

room. The boys moved quickly and took th<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

from his pocket. Oliver watched and laughed a<br />

lot. Fag<strong>in</strong> asked Oliver to play this game. He<br />

accepted and Fag<strong>in</strong> noticed he <strong>was</strong> good at the<br />

game. One morn<strong>in</strong>g Oliver went with Charley<br />

Bates and Dodger to ‘work’. He <strong>was</strong> excited and<br />

happy. He followed the two boys to the market.<br />

They walked very slowly. Suddenly Dodger<br />

stopped beh<strong>in</strong>d an old man. He put his hand <strong>in</strong><br />

the old man’s pocket and pulled out a<br />

handkerchief. He quickly gave it to Charley Bates<br />

and they both ran away. When the old man<br />

realized he had been robbed, he turned around

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