▁self ish ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁was ted ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁fortune ▁and ▁is ▁dying ▁in ▁a ▁deb t ors ' ▁prison , ▁ow ing ▁vast ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁both ▁Ralph ▁and ▁G ride . ▁He ▁maintain s ▁a ▁sc orn ful ▁and ▁pride ful ▁attitude ▁towards ▁Nicholas . ▁ ▁He ▁f ools ▁himself ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁acting ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁by ▁agree ing ▁to ▁her ▁marriage ▁with ▁G ride , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁real izes ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁done , ▁he ▁dies ▁of ▁gr ief ▁before ▁the ▁marriage ▁goes ▁through , ▁free ing ▁Mad eline ▁from ▁her ▁oblig ations . ▁Tim ▁Link in water : ▁The ▁Che ery bles ' ▁devoted ▁cl erk . ▁An ▁elder ly , ▁st out , ▁pleasant ▁gentleman , ▁he ▁is ▁j ok ingly ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁Brothers ▁as ▁" a ▁F ier ce ▁Lion ". ▁He ▁is ▁pr one ▁to ▁hyper bo le ▁and ▁obst in ately ▁ref uses ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁ret irement . ▁He ▁finds ▁happiness ▁with ▁Miss ▁La ▁C ree vy . ▁The ▁Man ▁Next ▁Do or : ▁A ▁mad man ▁who ▁lives ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Nick le by ▁family ' s ▁c ott age ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁He ▁falls ▁instantly ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Mrs . ▁Nick le by , ▁and ▁he ▁repeatedly ▁throws ▁veget ables ▁over ▁the ▁wall ▁in ▁their ▁garden ▁as ▁a ▁token ▁of ▁his ▁aff e ctions . ▁To ▁Kate ' s ▁dist ress , ▁Mrs . ▁Nick le by