# Quote — Chinua Achebe, Chike and the River

> Then the stranger went away and Mr. Nwaba retired to his room. Chike did not give much thought to the incident at the time. But he was to remember it later.

- 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: 62
- 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/then-the-stranger

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> 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.

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