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Sophronia Lammle
Alfred Lammle is an ambitious, greedy man without much money who is an acquaintance of the Veneerings. He’s tricked into marrying Sophronia, believing she has money. Although his marriage begins unhappily with a lie, he and Sophronia soon become partners in their scheming. Alfred is a more ruthless schemer than his wife, with seemingly no sense of morality. He beats up Fledgeby after learning that Fledgeby has financially ruined him, and ultimately, he and Sophronia leave England in disgrace to escape their dire financial situation.
Alfred Lammle Quotes in Our Mutual Friend
The Our Mutual Friend quotes below are all either spoken by Alfred Lammle or refer to Alfred Lammle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1, Chapter 10
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So, the happy pair, with this hopeful marriage contract thus signed, sealed, and delivered, repair homeward. If, when those infernal finger-marks were on the white and breathless countenance of Alfred Lammle, Esquire, they denoted that he conceived the purpose of subduing his dear wife Mrs Alfred Lammle, by at once divesting her of any lingering reality or pretence of self-respect, the purpose would seem to have been presently executed. The mature young lady has mighty little need of powder, now, for her downcast face, as he escorts her in the light of the setting sun to their abode of bliss.
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Alfred Lammle Quotes in Our Mutual Friend
The Our Mutual Friend quotes below are all either spoken by Alfred Lammle or refer to Alfred Lammle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 1, Chapter 10
Quotes
So, the happy pair, with this hopeful marriage contract thus signed, sealed, and delivered, repair homeward. If, when those infernal finger-marks were on the white and breathless countenance of Alfred Lammle, Esquire, they denoted that he conceived the purpose of subduing his dear wife Mrs Alfred Lammle, by at once divesting her of any lingering reality or pretence of self-respect, the purpose would seem to have been presently executed. The mature young lady has mighty little need of powder, now, for her downcast face, as he escorts her in the light of the setting sun to their abode of bliss.
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