03. Oliver goes to London(9)

　'I do，' replied O liver． 'I haven't slept under a roof since I started my journey．'
　　'Well， don't worry．I've got to be in London tonight， and I know a very nice old gentleman the re who'll let you live in his place and not even ask you for money！'
O liver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend． His name was Jack Dawkins， but he was usually called 'The Artful Dodger'． 'Artful' because he was very clever at getting what he wanted；and 'Dodger' because he was very good at not getting caught when he did something wrong．When he heard this，O liver felt rather doubtful about having such a friend．However，he wanted first to meet the kind old gentleman in London，who would help him．After that，he could decide whether to continue the friendship with the Artful Dodger．
“是的。”奥利弗回答说，“这一路上我从来没在屋顶下睡过觉。”
　　“别担心，今儿晚上我也得去伦敦。我认识那儿一个非常好的老先生，他会让你住在他那儿的，而且不要你的钱！”
　　奥利弗对他能提供栖身之处深为感激，同他的新朋友聊了很长时间。他叫杰克•道金斯，可人们都叫他“插翅神偷”。叫“神偷”是因为他能灵巧地得到他想要的东西；而“插翅”则是指他做了坏事时，善于及时逃脱不被抓获。奥利弗听到这儿，对有这样一个朋友感到拿不定主意。不管怎样，他先要见见在伦敦的这位好心的、会帮助他的老先生，之后再决定是否与插翅神偷继续他们的朋友关系。