Both Uses of
treachery
in
Oliver Twist
- CHAPTER II TREATS OF OLIVER TWIST'S GROWTH, EDUCATION, AND BOARD For the next eight or ten months, Oliver was the victim of a systematic course of treachery and deception.†
Chpt 2
- That he had, from his birth, displayed no better qualities than treachery, ingratitude, and malice.†
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
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(treachery) the behavior of someone who pretends to be a friend and then tricks, cheats, or betrays