OLIVER TWIST,
among the ten best novels ever written :
"...and forasmuch
as the freedom of the subject
and the liberty of the individual
are among the first
and
proudest boasts of a true-hearted Englishman..." (p.82).
"...But even if he has been wicked, pursued Rose,
Think how young he is;
think that he may never have known a mother's love,
or the comfort of a home;
that ill-usage and blows,
or the want of bread,
may have driven him to herd with men who have forced him to guilt.
Aunt, dear aunt, for mercy's sake,
think of this, before you let them drag this sick child to a prison..." (p.217)
"...Why, what evil wind has blowed you here ?
he asked Fagin.
No evil wind at all, my dear, for evil winds blow nobody any good..." (p.289).