Nicholas Nickleby summary chapter 1 & 2

                                          Nicholas Nickleby

Mr Ralph Nickleby closed the thick book that contained the names of all people who owed him money. His money-lending business was doing well,he thought with a satisfied smile. Life had never been better. It was true that he had never married,he had no friends and he was unpopular with his neighbors but he did not care. People admired him because he was rich, and that was good enough for him. In his world, money was the only thing that mattered. While, Mr Nickleby was congratulating himself on his own success, suddenly there was a man with strange, wild eyes walked into the room. It was Newman Noggs, Mr Nickleby’s clerk. Then, Mr Newman gave a letter to Mr Nickleby, and he was read the letter, it was told about his brother’s dead. When he was reading the letter he didn’t felt sad. Then, suddenly he went to somewhere. Evidently he went to Mrs Nickleby’s home. When he arrived at her home he knocked the door several times, then there was a servant girl that opened the door. Mr. Nickleby asked a question “ Is Mrs Nickleby at home?” he demanded. “ You mean Miss La Creevy?” the girl replied. “ No, i mean Mrs Nickleby” Mr Nickleby replied. When he talked with servant suddenly there was a woman that called from inside home, she said “ Showed up the gentlemen up, Hannah.” Then Mr Nickleby enter into the hall. Then he met Miss La Creevy, she is a artist. He asked a question to Miss La Creevy about Mrs Nickleby. Then he met Mrs Nickleby. She felt so sad, and Mr Nickleby asked a question to Mrs Nickleby how his brother died, but she didn’t know about it. Mrs Nickleby said that she believe her husband died because broken heart, but Mr Nickleby didn’t believe it. Then he sit on the chair and asked a question about his nephew. Then he asked a question to Mrs Nickleby “ You say in your letter, ma’am, that my brother left you nothing when he died” he said. “ That’s true” the widow said. “ I’ve had to sell our home to pay my husband’s debts, and i've spent the last of my money on the journey to London. I hoped that you would be able to help your brother’s children. That was his dying wish”. Then he offered job to his nephew, then his nephew agreed for the job. Nicholas met Mr Squeers, at first he was unwilling to accept Nicholas at his assistant because he was too young and had not been to collage. But after a few quiet words with the boy’s uncle, he offered Nicholas the job. Mr Squeers said to Nicholas that the coach leaves at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning, so he mustn’t be late. In the morning Nicholas immediately went to Saracen’s Head. Then he went with his coach to Yorkshire. The journey to Yorkshire was long and uncomfortable. It snowed heavily on the way, and everybody felt cold and hungry. Finally the arrived at Greta Bridge. Mr Squeers and Nicholas took the boys off the coach and pu them into a small cart, then went to Dotheboys Hall then they arrived at Dotheboys Hall. Life at Dotheboys Hall was very hard. There was no heating in the school, and the boys had to wash with buckets of icy water in the mornings. They wore the same clothes every day, and they were always hungry.The classroom was cold and dirty with broken windows. During the lessons, the boys sat quietly,shaking with the cold. If the boys complained, Squeers hit them with a big stick. Nicholas watched this happen with tears of anger in his eyes, but he felt powerless to do anything. Nicholas heart was filled with pity for these poor children,who suffered such cruel treatment. He was especially sorry for the boy called Smike. He was older than the other boys, he did not have lessons,but was made to do all the hard, dirty jobs around the school. If he did something wrong Mr Squeers beat him and shouted at him. The next day, Nicholas saw Smike was crying, then he said that his last friend is died. Smike felt so sad and he said “ there’s no hope for me, alive or dead. No hope”. Then Nicholas said gently, resting his hand on the boy’s bony shoulder “ there’s always hope”. Eventually, Smike stopped crying and moved away. Nicholas sighed sadly and went to bed.