If you look closely at anything but Nicholas/Charlie (difficult, I know!) you can see a few other boys without their shirts on behind him and a bucket on the floor by his feet.
The way I see it, Smike probably ran away during the night, and was discovered missing first thing the next morning--I assume Nicholas and the boys had just woken up and were washing up before breakfast. Mrs. Squeers, I imagine, would not trouble to give them anything more than one bucket to share...
Then after the boys are dressed, they spend the day in the schoolroom, not having class, but waiting for the Squeers to return. (Maybe it makes more sense in the book?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrN4lzVOXgM
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Mmm_Vampires
16 years ago
Aha, that makes more sense, thanks.
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Blue_Moonlight
15 years ago
I only noticed the bucket on my second time watching it.
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mycannonball
14 years ago
I thought this was odd too, so when I first watched it, I thought that maybe Nicholas had given Smike his nice clothes so running away would be easier (for him to catch a ride, etc) LOL.
Ok, that wasn't it, so I came to the conclusion that everyone else did - it must be morning (and maybe a scene had even been cut that made that more clear).
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