The Old Curiosity Shop Chapter 19

In which the wanderers find themselves among the motley company of showfolk and spectators at a bustling race meeting, their lot mingling with the noise and colours of an unruly throng, whilst the child remains wary of those professing friendship yet exhibiting curious conduct. Amidst the clamour and spectacle, subtle precautions and whispered advisories presage a careful and secretive departure under cover of a momentary distraction.