Abstract
Arthur Bell Nicholls progressed from curate to being Charlotte's 'dear boy'. He was at Haworth when first Branwell and then Emily and Anne died, leaving Charlotte the sole survivor. It was inevitable they should become closer. Arthur's proposal was initially rejected by Patrick but later accepted only for Charlotte to die a mere nine months after marriage. As he had promised Charlotte, Arthur stayed to look after Mr Brontë until the old man's death. Being unsuccessful in obtaining the Haworth living he returned home to Ireland, where he managed his aunt's smallholding. He was assiduous in protecting Charlotte's good name and, although he lived for a further fifty years, never forgot her. Nine years after Charlotte's death he married again but when he died it was with Charlotte's name on his lips.
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