# Quote — Chinua Achebe, Chike and the River

> So Chike’s adventure on the River Niger brought him close to danger and then rewarded him with good fortune. It also exposed Mr. Peter Nwaba, the rich but miserly trader. For it was he who had led the other thieves.

- Author: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe.md)
- Book: [Chike and the River](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river.md)
- Page: 88
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe#Chike_and_the_River_(1966)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/so-chikes-adventure

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> After the incident of the leopard skin Chike lost some of his eagerness for crossing the Niger. He did not see how he could obtain one shilling without stealing or begging.

p. 23 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/after-the-incident.md)

> The largest sum of money he had ever had at one time was threepence.

p. 33 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/the-largest-sum.md)

> In his joy, he said again, ‘Thank you, sir.’ The man did not reply; he was talking to his friend again, with a cigarette in his mouth.

p. 65 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/in-his-joy.md)