a full stomach was very dangerous to their health
Mrs Mann，the old woman who ‘looked after’ them， was very experienced．She knew what was good for children，and a full stomach was very dangerous to their health. She also knew what was good for herself， so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children’s food．The board responsible for the orphans sometimes checked on the health of the children， but They always sent the beadle，a kind of local policeman，to announce their visit the day before．So whenever the board arrived， of course，the children were always neat and clean．
This was the way O liver was brought up. Consequently， at the age of nine he was a pale，thin child and short for his age．But despite frequent beatings by Mrs Mann， his spirit was strong， which was probably the reason why he managed to reach the age of nine at all．
On O liver’s ninth birthday， Mr Bumble the beadle came to the house to see Mrs Mann．Through
factories the front window Mrs Mann saw him at the gate， and turned quickly to the girl who worked with her．
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