![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The workhouse authorities replied with humility, that there was not. The parish authorities inquired with dignity of the workhouse authorities, whether there was no female then domiciled in ‘the house’ who was in a situation to impart to Oliver Twist, the consolation and nourishment of which he stood in need. The hungry and destitute situation of the infant orphan was duly reported by the workhouse authorities to the parish authorities. For the next eight or ten months, Oliver was the victim of a systematic course of treachery and deception. ![]()
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