(Open to speculation at this point – the fact that Oliver closely resembles the portrait is a clue). Bill Sikes refers to Fagin as “an insatiable old fence”. What does he mean by “fence”?

When his mother dies after childbirth, the poor orphaned boy named Oliver Twist is taken in Mr ... Now, the ruthless thug, Bill Sikes, has a new lucrative job in mind about the wealthy Mr ...

Oliver Twist was one of his earliest novels ... Together with criminal associate Bill Sikes, Fagin tries to force Oliver into a life of crime anew. Sikes takes Oliver to commit a burglary ...