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Mr. Lillyvick is Mrs. Kenwigs’s uncle and Morleena’s great-uncle. He marries Henrietta, but Henrietta leaves him for another man shortly after they are married. He is a water rates collector, which earns him a considerable salary. Mr. Kenwigs and Mrs. Kenwigs hope that Mr. Lillyvick will pass his money on to their children when he dies. That plan comes into question after Mr. Lillyvick marries Henrietta, which causes the Kenwigses to become angry with Mr. Lillyvick. When Henrietta leaves Mr. Lillyvick, he promises the Kenwigses that their children will inherit his money, and the family comes back together.
Mr. Lillyvick Quotes in Nicholas Nickleby
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Chapter 15
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'He has a very nice face and style, really,' said Mrs. Kenwigs.
'He certainly has,' added Miss [Henrietta] Petowker. 'There's something in his appearance quite—dear, dear, what's that word again?'
'What word?' inquired Mr. Lillyvick.
'Why—dear me, how stupid I am,' replied Miss Petowker, hesitating. 'What do you call it, when Lords break off door-knockers and beat policemen, and play at coaches with other people's money, and all that sort of thing?'
'Aristocratic?' suggested the collector.
'Ah! aristocratic,' replied Miss Petowker; 'something very aristocratic about him, isn't there?'
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Mr. Lillyvick Quotes in Nicholas Nickleby
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Chapter 15
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'He has a very nice face and style, really,' said Mrs. Kenwigs.
'He certainly has,' added Miss [Henrietta] Petowker. 'There's something in his appearance quite—dear, dear, what's that word again?'
'What word?' inquired Mr. Lillyvick.
'Why—dear me, how stupid I am,' replied Miss Petowker, hesitating. 'What do you call it, when Lords break off door-knockers and beat policemen, and play at coaches with other people's money, and all that sort of thing?'
'Aristocratic?' suggested the collector.
'Ah! aristocratic,' replied Miss Petowker; 'something very aristocratic about him, isn't there?'
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