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| "Oliver Twist" © 2011 Cricket House Books, LLC |
Ch. 1, Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
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| © 2011 Cricket House Books, LLC |
The evening arrived; the boys took their places. The master, in his cook’s uniform, stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out; and a long grace was said over the short commons. The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. He rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat alarmed at his own temerity: ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’
Ch. 2, Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
