Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress • Paragraph 996
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‘Grin away,’ said Sikes, replacing the poker, and surveying him with savage contempt; ‘grin away. You’ll never have the laugh at me, though, unless it’s behind a nightcap. I’ve got the upper hand over you, Fagin; and, d--me, I’ll keep it. There! If I go, you go; so take care of me.’