\'Whatisallthis?\'criedthegirlinvoluntarily。
\'Whatisit?\'pursuedFagin，madwithrage。\'Whentheboy\'sworthhundredsofpoundstome，amItolosewhatchancethrewmeinthewayofgettingsafely，throughthewhimsofadrunkengangthatIcouldwhistleawaythelivesof！Andmebound，too，toaborndevilthatonlywantsthewill，andhasthepowerto，to——\'
Pantingforbreath，theoldmanstammeredforaword；andinthatinstantcheckedthetorrentofhiswrath，andchangedhiswholedemeanour。Amomentbefore，hisclenchedhandshadgraspedtheair；hiseyeshaddilated；andhisfacegrownlividwithpassion；
butnow，heshrunkintoachair，and，coweringtogether，trembledwiththeapprehensionofhavinghimselfdisclosedsomehiddenvillainy。Afterashortsilence，heventuredtolookroundathiscompanion。Heappearedsomewhatreassured，onbeholdingherinthesamelistlessattitudefromwhichhehadfirstrousedher。
\'Nancy，dear！\'croakedtheJew，inhisusualvoice。\'Didyoumindme，dear?\'