unity of talking onthe subject which occupied his thoughts; so, he sat down again,
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銆�銆�Newman Noggs made no reply,
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銆�銆�At first,
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Chapter 5
Nicholas starts for Yorkshire. Of his Leave-takingand his Fellow-Travellers, and what befell them onthe Road.
銆�銆�If tears dropped into a trunk were charms to preserve itsowner from sorrow and misfortune, Nicholas Nickleby wouldhave commenced his expedition under most happy auspices.
銆�銆�There was so much to be done, and so little time to do it in; somany kind words to be spoken, and such bitter pain in the heartsin which they rose to impede their utterance; that the littlepreparations for his journey were made mournfully indeed. Ahundred things which the anxious care of his mother and sisterdeemed indispensable for his comfort, Nicholas insisted on leavingbehind, as they might prove of some after use, or might beconvertible into money if occasion required. A hundredaffectionate contests on such points as these, took place on the sadnight which preceded his departu