Talk:Nicholas Nickleby/Chapter 46

Does anyone know what this excerpt is referring to? "Like the famous parrot, Nicholas thought a great deal, but was unable to utter a word." —unsigned comment by Fcampbel (talk).


 * I havent found the answer, but I have found a similar reference in literaure here in a story called "The luckiest dog alive":

I could see by Mr. Grabb's manner that something unusual was going forward. His eye had a more restless glitter. His thin lips were occasionally drawn into a wicked smile. He said little, even to Mrs. Perkins; but, like the sailor's parrot, he thought a great deal.


 * The parrot in The Story of Doctor Dolittle is sort of similar, but it was written later. John Vandenberg (chat) 02:19, 31 January 2008 (UTC)