Nicholas Nickleby - Macmillan Education

One day, Nicholas was looking at some papers. ‘Look!Here’s another bill from Kate’s school. It is very expensiveto give a child a good education!’ he said.‘Yes, it is,’ his wife replied. ‘But young Nicholas is nearlysixteen now. He will leave school soon and get a good job.And Kate is fourteen – she will leave school soon, too.Then there won’t be any school bills.’‘That is true,’ Nicholas said. ‘But I don’t have muchmoney. I’ve spent so much! I don’t have enough moneyto pay this school bill.’‘You could try to be a businessman and make somemoney, like your brother Ralph,’ his wife said.‘But you can lose all your money in business!’ Nicholasreplied.‘It’s the only answer,’ hiswife said. ‘We need to makemore money, Nicholas.’So Mr Nickleby triedto be a businessman forsome years. But he was notas good at business as hisbrother.‘I am not very good atthis. I’ve lost all my money!’Nicholas said to his wife.‘Now we will have to sellour farm to pay the bills!’He sat in his chair andput his head in his hands.5