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Quotation from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

“I thieved for you when I was a child not half as old as this!”

Charles Dickens (spoken by Nancy)

Oliver Twist, Chapter XVI (Project Gutenberg #730 text)

Portrait of Charles Dickens

When Fagin beats the recaptured Oliver, Nancy turns on him, pointing to the boy, and reveals how her own childhood was spent.

Citation: "I thieved for you when I was a child not half as old as this!" — Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Chapter XVI (Project Gutenberg #730 text). (id oliver-twist-q4)

Portrait: Dickens Gurney head, Jeremiah Gurney, Public domain.

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