Oliver Twist | Chapter 10-19 Summary
Oliver sometimes takes part in this game, but he doesn't realize yet that it is practice for stealing. He thinks Fagin is respectable and is simply teaching the boys good work ethics. He begs to be allowed to go out with Charley and the Dodger and gets into trouble when they pick a man's pocket and then run away. Oliver doesn't run, and he's immediately grabbed as the thief. He is shocked, having finally realized that his "friends" are all thieves.
He is taken to the police station, and the man who accused him, Mr. Brownlow, follows. This man has second thoughts about the accusation...
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