Oliver Twist, Chapter 21 summary
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In Chapter 21, Mr. Sikes takes Oliver Twist through London and into the countryside, securing two cart rides while keeping the frightened boy under close control. After hours of travel and a stop in Hampton, they approach a lonely house near a bridge, where Oliver fears murder before Sikes leads him inside.
What happens
- Sikes drags Oliver through London's busy morning streets and the crowded livestock market at Smithfield.
- An empty cart carries them toward Isleworth after Sikes claims Oliver as his son and signals a threat with his pistol pocket.
- They walk to Hampton, spend hours in the fields, and eat at a public house, where Oliver falls asleep.
- After dark, Sikes buys ale for a working man and obtains another cart ride toward Lower Halliford.
- They pass Sunbury, leave the cart, and continue on foot through darkness and mud.
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