Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter 65 summary
Chapter 65 of 65 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 65, Nicholas and Madeline marry, Kate marries Frank Cheeryble, and Tim Linkinwater quietly marries Miss La Creevy as the families gain security and happiness. The account follows their prosperous households, records the unhappy ends of several wrongdoers, and closes with children tending their dead cousin’s grave.
What happens
- Nicholas marries Madeline, Kate marries Frank Cheeryble, and Tim Linkinwater and Miss La Creevy marry privately weeks afterward.
- Nicholas invests in the firm, the twins retire, and Tim accepts a partnership while continuing his clerical work.
- Tim and his wife enjoy their home, their portraits, and the company of Dick the blackbird.
- Ralph’s relatives reject his estate, while Arthur Gride and several other wrongdoers meet unhappy ends.
- Nicholas buys his father’s house, Kate lives nearby, and Newman Noggs delights in the children.
- The children regularly bring flowers to their dead cousin’s grave and speak of him with tears.
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The twins’ retirement connects happiness with generosity. Their satisfaction comes from other people’s well-being rather than continued business ambition.
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