it would
go – and
ground it
against it
– and sat
down. Not
a word had
been
exchanged.
He looked
from one
to another
in
silence.
If an eye
were
furtively
raised and
met his,
it was
instantly
averted.
When his
hollow
voice
broke
silence,
they all
three
started.
They
seemed
never to
have heard
its tones
before.
“How came
that dog
here?” he
asked.
“Alone.
Three
hours
ago.”
“Tonight’s
paper says
that
Fagin’s
took. Is
it true,
