SHARPER. Abandoned.

M. P., T. T. C. D. SHARPEYE. Of Liverpool police force. U. T. v. SHAWNEES. Indians. A. N. xvii.

"SHED." A, near Maiden Lane. S. B. B., Scenes xx.

A wooden house with windows stuffed with rags and paper, and a small yard at the side, with one dust-cart, two baskets, a few shovels, and little heaps of cinders, and fragments of china, and tiles, scattered about it.

SHEEN AND GLOSS. Mercers.

B. H. ii.

SHEEPSKIN. Name of a bird.

B. H. xiv.

A great brick building, composed of bare walls, floors, roofrafters, and skylights. SHOP. Barber's, Child at.

C. S., S. L. ii. A mere baby-dressed in the close white linen cap, which small French country children wear— and a frock of homespun blue, that had no shape except where it was tied round her little fat throat.

SHOP. Chandler's, In Seven Dials. S. B. B., Scenes v.

SHOP. Converted into two.

S. B. B., Scenes iii. One a bonnet-shape maker's, the other was opened by a tobacconist, who also dealt in walking-sticks and Sunday newspapers.

SHOP. Empty, in Dover. Where
David rested.
D. C. xiii.
Original: Said to have been at
the junction of Church Street and
Castle Street, Dover.

SHOP. Handsome, originally private house. S. B. B., Scenes iii. Linen-drapery and haberdashery.

SHOP. Lumps of delight. E. D. iii. SHOP. One, A Sample of the rest. S. B. B., Scenes iii. Originally a substantial, good

looking private house.

couple of windows, whereof a tenth part might be of glass, the remainder being stopped up with old copy-books and paper. There were a couple of long, old, rickety desks, cut and notched, and inked, and damaged in every possible way; two or three forms, a detached desk for Squeers; and another for his assistant. The ceiling was supported, like that of a barn, by cross beams and rafters; and the walls were so stained and discoloured, that it was impossible to tell whether they had ever been touched with paint or whitewash.

SHOP. Proprietor and Co.

S. B. B., Scenes iii. Did nothing but walk up and down the shop, and hand seats to the ladies.

SHOP. Tobacconist's.

SIGNAL-BOX.

SIGNALL HILL. C. S., P. o. C. E. P C. S., T. G. S. ii. There was a fire, a desk for an official book in which he had to make certain entries, a telegraphic instrument with its dial, face, and needles.

SIGNALMAN. The.

C. S., T. G. S. ii. A dark sallow man, with a dark beard and rather heavy eyebrows.

SIGNET. Clerk of the.

R. P., P. M. T. P. SIGNET OFFICE. R. P., P. M.T. P. SIKES. Bill, A burglar.

O. T. xiii. A stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace up half boots, and grey cotton stockings, which inclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling calves. He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck.

Note.-Sikes with his mistress Nancy are the two figures which do most to carry out Dickens' object in writing this story of crime. Sikes is the most villainous character of the whole gang, of whom even Fagin is afraid. He is common thief, burglar, and becomes a murderer. As he first enters the story he receives the sprinkled contents of a pot of beer in his face. The pot was thrown by Fagin at the Artful Dodger. Sikes plans to carry out a burglary at Mrs. Maylie's house, and Fagin sends Oliver with him and Toby Crackit, to crawl through the window and to open the

SIL

door. The scheme miscarries and Oliver is snatched from Fagin's clutches. Nancy discloses the secret to Rose Maylie, and Fagin, who discovers what he thinks is the girl's treachery, tells Sikes. The burglar beats out Nancy's brains with his pistol and club. He immediately But everyescapes to the country.

where he goes he feels himself marked, and he returns to one of the thieves' haunts, on Jacob's Island bordering on the Folly Ditch. His former friends shrink from him, however, and Charley Bates shrieks for the police from the window. Sikes seeing all other means of escape cut off, attempted to leave by the ditch. He fastened one end of his rope round the chimney stack, and was adjusting the other in a loop beneath his armpits, when he glanced up and saw, in imagination, Nancy's eyes. He staggered and lost his balance, and the noose tightened round his neck as he fell for thirty-five feet. His dog attempted to jump to him, and feel into the ditch, where he was killed. SILENT GENTLEMAN. Interviewing Martin. M. C. xxii.

SIMMONS. The parish beadle.
S. B. B., O. P. i.

Perhaps the most important member of the local administration. The dignity of his office is never impaired by the absence of efforts on his part to maintain it. On Sunday in his state-coat and cocked hat with a largeheaded staff for show in his left hand, and a small cane for use in his right. . . . With the glare of the eye peculiar to beadles. SIMMONS. William, van driver. M. C. xiii.

A red-faced, burly young fellow; smart in his way, and with a good-humoured countenance-his spruce appearance was sufficiently explained by his connection with a large stage-coaching establish

ment.

SIMON. Negro man slave.

SIMPLON. Pass.

A. N. xvii.

B. R. xlvii.

C. S., N. T.

Act iii.; L. D. xxxix.; P. F. I.,
V. M. M. S. S.

SIMPSON. Mr., A Boarder at Mrs.
Tibb's.
S. B. B., Tales i.
As empty-headed as the great
bell of St. Paul's; always dressed
according to the caricatures pub-
lished in the monthly fashions;
obtained engagement at a fashion-
able hairdresser's.

SIMPSON. Mr., Prisoner in the Fleet. P. P. xlii. Leaning out of the window as far as he could without overbalancing himself, endeavouring, with great perseverance, to spit upon the crown of the hat of a

S. B. B., Scenes xi. The public-house chairman. SINGERS. Four something-ean: in the costume of their country. P. P. xv. SINGLE GENTLEMAN. Lodger wanted by the City clerk.

S. B. B., O. P. vii. Good-humoured looking gentleman of about five-and-thirtyinvited friends home, who used to come at ten o'clock and begin to get happy about the small hours.

SIR SOMEBODY'S HEAD. A public-
house.
S. B. B., Char. vii.
SISTINE CHAPEL. P. F. I., R.
SISTER. A little. M. P., N. Y. D.
SISTER. Of Mr. Allen's aunt.

P. P. xlviii.
Who keeps the large boarding-

Who died when we could just see her eyes-exactly like Pet'sabove the table, so she stood on tiptoe holding by it. SISTER OF MRS. KENWIG'S.

N. N. xi. Sister of Mrs. Kenwigs-quite a

SISTERS. The Weird, Characters of play. S. B. B., Scenes xiii. Three uncouth-looking figures, with broken clothes-props in their hands, who are drinking gin and water out of a pint pot.

SISTERS OF YORK. Five.