The communications of Nicholas were as concise as usual.

He liked his situation, liked his company, had as much work as he wished for, and had enjoyed good health.
When Newton entered upon pecuniary matters, which he was the sooner induced to do by observing that his father's coat and smallclothes were in a most ruinous condition, he discovered, that although the old gentleman had provided himself with money from the bankers, during the first year, to purchase a new suit of clothes, latterly he not only had quite forgotten that there were funds at his disposal, but even that he had procured the clothes, which had remained in the chest from the day they had been sent home without having been tried on.
"Dear me! now I recollect, so I did; and I put them upstairs somewhere.

I was busy at the time with my improvement on the duplex." "Have you seen much of my uncle, sir ?" inquired Newton.
"Your uncle!--dear me, no! I don't know where he lives; so I waited until you came back.

We'll go tomorrow, Newton, or he may think me unkind.

I'll see if his watch goes well; I recollect he said it did.