Oliver Twist-CHAPTER XLIII Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ dành cho trẻ em nổi tiếng của nhà văn Charles Dicken với những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | Oliver Twist Charles Dickens CHAPTER XLIII WHEREIN IS SHOWN HOW THE ARTFUL DODGER GOT INTO TROUBLE And so it was you that was your own friend was it asked Mr. Claypole otherwise Bolter when by virtue of the compact entered into between them he had removed next day to Fagin s house. Cod I thought as much last night Every man s his own friend my dear replied Fagin with his most insinuating grin. He hasn t as good a one as himself anywhere. Except sometimes replied Morris Bolter assuming the air of a man of the world. Some people are nobody s enemies but their own yer know. Don t believe that said Fagin. When a man s his own enemy it s only because he s too much his own friend not because he s careful for everybody but himself. Pooh pooh There ain t such a thing in nature. There oughn t to be if there is replied Mr. Bolter. That stands to reason. Some conjurers say that number three is the magic number and some say number seven. It s neither my friend neither. It s number one. Ha ha cried Mr. Bolter. Number one for ever. In a little community like ours my dear said Fagin who felt it necessary to qualify this position we have a general number one without considering me too as the same and all the other young people. Oh the devil exclaimed Mr. Bolter. You see pursued Fagin affecting to disregard this interruption we are so mixed up together and identified in our interests that it must be so. For instance it s your object to take care of number one meaning yourself. Certainly replied Mr. Bolter. Yer about right there. Well You can t take care of yourself number one without taking care of me number one. Number two you mean said Mr. Bolter who was largely endowed with the quality of selfishness. No I don t retorted Fagin. I m of the same importance to you as you are to yourself. I say interrupted Mr. Bolter yer a very nice man and I m very fond of yer but we ain t quite so thick together as all that comes to. Only think said Fagin shrugging his shoulders and stretching out
