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bow street runners
The Bow Street Runners have been called London's first professional police force. The force originally numbered six men and was founded in 1749. Bow Street runners was the public's nickname for the officers, although the officers never referred to themselves as runners, considering the term to be derogatory.
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Fagin
A fictional character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. In the preface to the novel, he is described as a "receiver of stolen goods". He is the leader of a group of children (the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates among them) whom he teaches to make their livings by pick pocketing and other criminal activities, in exchange for shelter.
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A hotel in Mayfair, London. It has long-standing connections with royalty that have led to it sometimes being referred to as an "annexe to Buckingham Palace" so Fagin owning a suite here would demonstrate how he would be in a position of power.
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this song is Fagin examining his life and seeing the different ways in which he could change but realising that after each option he finds a problem with it eg a wife taking his money, him not knowing anyone in high status who can help him and not wanting to start early and finish late for work for low pay
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the situation.
I'm a bad 'un and a bad 'un I
After examining all possible ways that he could go Fagin has decided that he can not and will not change and is the villain and shall remain the villain.
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