Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nicholas Nickleby, Vol. 3 At length a coach was heard to st0p, and Newman ran out to light Nicholas up the stairs. Beholding him in the trim described at the conclusion of the last chap ter, he stood aghast in wonder and consternation. Don't be alarmed, said Nicholas, hurrying him back into the room. There is no harm done, beyond What a basin of water can repair. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.