Nicholas Nickleby - Macmillan Education

‘Don’t give up,’ his wife said. ‘Your luck will soonchange!’But Nicholas went to bed. The doctor came to see him.All the neighbours came, too. Everyone told Nicholas to getout of bed, but he didn’t want to.As he lay in bed, he talked about his schooldays withRalph and the happy times they had. Then he said to hiswife, ‘I am going to leave this world now, my dear. Lookafter our children.’With that, Mr Nicholas Nickleby went to sleep. He neverwoke up.Ralph Nickleby lived in a big house in London, in GoldenSquare. On the front door there was a brass plate with theword ‘Office’ on it. In the office, Ralph did business withthe help of his assistant, Newman Noggs. Newman Noggswas a tall, thin man witha red nose. Every day, hesat in a little room fromnine-thirty until fiveo’clock. Ralph made hisassistant work hard anddidn’t pay him muchmoney.One day, Ralph wasreturning from a businessmeeting when NewmanNoggs came out to meethim in the street.6