The prudence of this line of action, indeed, was obvious; but,unfortunately, there was one very strong objection to its beingadopted. This was, that the Dodger, and Charley Bates, andFagin, and Mr. William Sikes, happened, one and all, to entertaina violent and deeply-rooted antipathy to going near apolice-office on any ground or pretext whatever.。, Oliver's sobs checked his utterance for some minutes; when he wason the point of beginning to relate how he had been brought up atthe farm, and carried to the workhouse by Mr. Bumble, apeculiarly impatient little double-knock was heard at thestreet-door: and the servant, running upstairs, announced Mr.Grimwig.