For the next several days, Oliver spends his time removing the marks from handkerchiefs and playing the pickpocket game, but he is eager to get out of the house. He has seen Fagin chastise the boys when they come home empty handed, even to the point of knocking them down the stairs, so Oliver is eager to pull his own weight. Fagin allows him to go out with Jack and Charley, who quickly spot a pickpocket target......
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