NOAHCLAYPOLEISEMPLOYEDBYFAGINONASECRETMISSION
Theoldmanwasup，betimes，nextmorning，andwaitedimpatientlyfortheappearanceofhisnewassociate，whoafteradelaythatseemedinterminable，atlengthpresentedhimself，andcommencedavoraciousassaultonthebreakfast。
‘Bolter，’saidFagin，drawingupachairandseatinghimselfoppositeMorrisBolter。
‘Well，hereIam，’returnedNoah。‘What'sthematter？Don'tyeraskmetodoanythingtillIhavedoneeating。That'sagreatfaultinthisplace。Yernevergettimeenoughoveryermeals。’
‘Youcantalkasyoueat，can'tyou？’saidFagin，cursinghisdearyoungfriend'sgreedinessfromtheverybottomofhisheart。
‘Ohyes，Icantalk。IgetonbetterwhenItalk，’saidNoah，cuttingamonstroussliceofbread。‘Where'sCharlotte？’
‘Out，’saidFagin。‘Isentheroutthismorningwiththeotheryoungwoman，becauseIwantedustobealone。’
‘Oh！’saidNoah。‘Iwishyer'dorderedhertomakesomebutteredtoastfirst。Well。Talkaway。Yerwon'tinterruptme。’
Thereseemed，indeed，nogreatfearofanythinginterruptinghim，ashehadevidentlysatdownwithadeterminationtodoagreatdealofbusiness。
‘Youdidwellyesterday，mydear，’saidFagin。‘Beautiful！Sixshillingsandninepencehalfpennyontheveryfirstday！Thekinchinlaywillbeafortunetoyou。’
‘Don'tyouforgettoaddthreepint-potsandamilk-can，’saidMr。Bolter。
‘No，no，mydear。Thepint-potsweregreatstrokesofgenius：butthemilk-canwasaperfectmasterpiece。’
‘Prettywell，Ithink，forabeginner，’remarkedMr。Boltercomplacently。‘ThepotsItookoffairyrailings，andthemilk-canwasstandingbyitselfoutsideapublic-house。Ithoughtitmightgetrustywiththerain，orcatchcold，yerknow。Eh？Ha！ha！ha！’
Faginaffectedtolaughveryheartily；andMr。Bolterhavinghadhislaughout，tookaseriesoflargebites，whichfinishedhisfirsthunkofbreadandbutter，andassistedhimselftoasecond。
‘Iwantyou，Bolter，’saidFagin，leaningoverthetable，‘todoapieceofworkforme，mydear，thatneedsgreatcareandcaution。’
‘Isay，’rejoinedBolter，‘don'tyergoshovingmeintodanger，orsendingmeanymoreo’yerpolice-offices。Thatdon'tsuitme，thatdon't；andsoItellyer。‘
‘That'snotthesmallestdangerinit--nottheverysmallest，’saidtheJew；‘it'sonlytododgeawoman。’
‘Anoldwoman？’demandedMr。Bolter。
‘Ayoungone，’repliedFagin。
‘Icandothatprettywell，Iknow，’saidBolter。‘IwasaregularcunningsneakwhenIwasatschool。WhatamItododgeherfor？Notto--’
‘Nottodoanything，buttotellmewhereshegoes，whoshesees，and，ifpossible，whatshesays；torememberthestreet，ifitisastreet，orthehouse，ifitisahouse；andtobringmebackalltheinformationyoucan。’
‘What'llyergiveme？’askedNoah，settingdownhiscup，andlookinghisemployer，eagerly，intheface。
‘Ifyoudoitwell，apound，mydear。Onepound，’saidFagin，wishingtointeresthiminthescentasmuchaspossible。‘Andthat'swhatInevergaveyet，foranyjobofworkwheretherewasn'tvaluableconsiderationtobegained。’
‘Whoisshe？’inquiredNoah。
更多内容加载中...请稍候...
本站只支持手机浏览器访问，若您看到此段落，代表章节内容加载失败，请关闭浏览器的阅读模式、畅读模式、小说模式，以及关闭广告屏蔽功能，或复制网址到其他浏览器阅读！
本章未完，请点击下一章继续阅读！若浏览器显示没有新章节了，请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单，退出阅读模式即可，谢谢！
