march in the processions. Oliver notices that the relatives of dead, wealthy elderly people quickly overcome their grief after the funeral.
             Noah becomes very jealous of Oliver's quick advancement. One day, he insults Oliver's dead mother, so Oliver attacks him in a fit of rage. Mrs. Sowerberry and Charlotte, the maid, rush to Noah's aid. The three of them beat Oliver and lock him in the cellar. Noah rushes to fetch Mr. Bumble, sobbing and convulsing so that his injuries appear much worse than they are. Mr. Bumble informs Mrs. Sowerberry that feeding meat to Oliver gives him more spirit than he needs. Still enraged, Oliver kicks at the cellar door. Sowerberry returns home and gives Oliver a good ass-kicking and locks him up again. Oliver's rage dies down and he breaks into tears. Early the next morning, he runs away.
             Oliver decides to walk the seventy miles to London. Hunger, cold, and fatigue weaken him over the next seven days. Other than an old woman and a kind turnpike man, many people are cruel to him during his jo
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