WHEREIN OLIVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR.

WILLIAM SIKES When Oliver awoke in the morning, he was a good deal surprised to find that a new pair of shoes, with strong thick soles, had been placed at his bedside; and that his old shoes had been removed.

At first, he was pleased with the discovery: hoping that it might be the forerunner of his release; but such thoughts were quickly dispelled, on his sitting down to breakfast along with the Jew, who told him, in a tone and manner which increased his alarm, that he was to be taken to the residence of Bill Sikes that night.
'To--to--stop there, sir ?' asked Oliver, anxiously.
'No, no, my dear.

Not to stop there,' replied the Jew.

'We shouldn't like to lose you.