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excessive desire for wealth
- Ill-treating the boys, you covetous, avaricious, in-sa-ti-a-ble old fence?' said the man, seating himself deliberately.Chapter 13 — Some New Acquaintances Are Introduced to the Intelligent.... (24% in)
- Give it here, you avaricious old skeleton, give it here!'Chapter 16 — Relates What Became of Oliver Twist, After he had been.... (45% in)
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