``I 'd have done it long ago. Now, give me some beer, and don't poison it.''
the warning was a necessary one
It was said as a joke but if the man had seen the evil look on Fagin's face he might have thought the warning was a necessary one.
``I 'd have done it long ago. Now, give me some beer, and don't poison it.''</s>It was said as a joke but if the man had seen the evil look on Fagin's face he might have thought the warning was a necessary one.</s>the warning was a necessary one