Chapter 42 Summary

Noah Claypole and Charlotte have come to London. They have stolen money from Mr. Sowerberry's till, and run away together. It is actually Charlotte who has done the stealing, as Noah has convinced her to do it, so that if they get caught, he is not implicated. They walk for quite a while, and end up in the Three Cripples bar. They ask for dinner, and are led to a back room where they are fed and told that they can lodge there for the night if they choose. Fagin is in the bar, and overhears Noah and Charlotte discussing how they will be able to make a living in London as thieves. He goes in to see them, and tells them that he overheard their conversation, and that, he, too is in that business. They send Charlotte up to the room with...