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Mr. Squeers wakes Nicholas up the next morning, who has slept in. He informs Nicholas that he won't be able to wash because the pump is frozen.
Mrs. Squeers is upset that she can't find the spoon she gives doses of brimstone and treacle with. She tells Nicholas they give this medicine to the boys to keep them from ailing and to diminish their appetites. Smike suggests that the spoon is in her pocket, which is the case. She then boxes Smike's ears for suggesting it after she explicitly said she didn't have it.
Squeers praises his wife to Nicholas as a constant woman who does more for the students than most m
