Oliver Twist, Chapter 25 summary

What happens

1. The Artful Dodger studies Mr. Chitling’s cards and wins repeatedly, while Charles Bates laughs at his partner’s losses.
2. The companions tease Chitling about Betsy, whose advice leads to his imprisonment and whom he refuses to betray.
3. Chitling tries to strike Bates but hits Fagin instead, just before the doorbell interrupts them.
4. Toby Crackit arrives alone, demands food, and delays his report while Fagin grows increasingly anxious.
5. Toby reveals that the robbery fails, the boy is shot, and the fugitives abandon him in a ditch.
6. Fagin cries out, clutches his hair, and rushes out of the house.

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What to notice

Toby admits that he cannot say whether the abandoned boy survives. This uncertainty immediately drives Fagin into distress.

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