She did love them. All of them so much. But Dodger was someone special to her, abovethe others. And if Jem hurt Dodger, he’d hurt Nancy. He didn’t deserve Dodger’s goodness.
“I hope you put up a hell of a fight. You tell em you did. And what a coward Jem is.” Bill had taken her publicly. Partially to save her from Fagin’s hands, Nancy was sure. But also to show all watching who really ran them. Who they should fear.
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Date: 2019-02-07 04:54 pm (UTC)“I hope you put up a hell of a fight. You tell em you did. And what a coward Jem is.” Bill had taken her publicly. Partially to save her from Fagin’s hands, Nancy was sure. But also to show all watching who really ran them. Who they should fear.
Jem took Dodger alone, because what if he failed?