Chapter Fifteen Summary

In Chapter Fifteen, Dodger meets with the group of men who are to take the tour of the sewers near the Lion public house. They have a surprise guest. Angela wants one of her footmen, whom she refers to as Roger, to go with them. When the footman gets out of the carriage, though, it is Simplicity dressed as a man. Dodger leads his tour until he notices Disraeli eyeing what he describes as a sand bar. Dodger lets Disraeli poke around in the sand until he locates a half a crown, and a gold and diamond ring. Dodger next lets Roger try his luck at a crack in the wall. Roger pulls out a ring that Dodger has planted there. Disraeli accidentally refers to Roger as Simplicity, and Charlie corrects him. Dodger wonders about Charlie's intentions.

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