CHAPTER I. 7
Seeing ÒGadÕs HillÓ as a child.ÑHis domestic side and
home love.ÑHis love of children.ÑHis neatness and
punctuality.ÑAt the table, and as host.ÑThe original of
ÒLittle Nell.Ó
CHAPTER II. 25
Buying Christmas presents.ÑIn the dance.ÑThe merriest of
them all.ÑAs a conjurer.ÑChristmas at ÒGadÕs Hill.ÓÑOur
Christmas dinners.ÑA New YearÕs Eve frolic.ÑNew Year on
the Green.ÑTwelfth Night festivities.
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My father at his work.ÑRooms in which he wrote.ÑLove for
his child characters.ÑGenius for character
drawing.ÑNicholas Nickleby.ÑHis writing hours.ÑHis only
amanuensis.ÑÒPickwickÓ and ÒBoz.ÓÑDeath of Mr.
Thackeray.
CHAPTER IV.