"No, you have not understood me, don`t let us talk about it," she replied, wiping away her tears.

‘You would never let ME do that,’ said Nicholas in a tone of gentle reproach.

‘Of course I must see that,’ rejoined Mrs Nickleby. ‘Sad experience, you know, brother–in–law.—Kate, my dear, put that down in the next letter to Nicholas, or remind me to do it if I write.’