Henry Fielding, the famous novelist who was also 26)
a London magistrate, once made
a night raid to two known hideouts in this city-within-a-city; he found seven men,
women, and children packed away in a few tiny 27)
stinking rooms. All of these people,
included little children of five and six who were trained as pick-pockets, were wanted
for crime. Conditions like these bred more criminals. One of the 28)
typical cases was that Jack Shepard, whose execution in 1724 was watched by two hundred thousand people. Shepard, the son of honest working people, was an 29)
apprentice in a respectful trade. He ran away from it because he fancied that he had been ill-treated, and soon 30)
found it was easy to make more money by thieving 31)
as his father had done by a lifetime of honest work. 32)
In Shepard’s day highwaymen committed robberies at broad daylight, in sight of a crowd, and rode solemnly and 33)
triumphantly through the town with danger of molestation. If they were chased, twenty or thirty armed men were ready34)
to come to their assistance. Murder was a everyday affair, 35)
and there were many people who made heroes from the murderers.
26.to * on
27.included * including
28.Jack * of Jack
29.respectful * respectable
30.was easy * easy
31.as * than
32.at * in
33.with * without
34.a * an
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