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Tony Weller is the father of Sam Weller. Like Sam, Mr. Weller is a spirited person who does not let others talk down to him simply because he is lower class. Mr. Weller always stands up for himself, though he lacks his son’s wit. In general, Mr. Weller tries to be a good father to Sam, though the advice he provides tends to be self-indulgent. In particular, Mr. Weller is constantly warning Sam to stay away from widows, as he married a widow himself, Mrs. Weller, and greatly regrets the decision.
Tony Weller Quotes in The Pickwick Papers
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Chapter 27
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“Nothin’ else,’ said Mr Weller, shaking his head gravely; ‘and wot aggrawates me, Samivel, is to see ’em a wastin’ all their time and labour in making clothes for copper-coloured people as don’t want ’em, and taking no notice of the flesh-coloured Christians as do. If I’d my vay, Samivel, I’d just stick some o’ these here lazy shepherds behind a heavy wheelbarrow, and run ’em up and down a fourteen-inch-wide plank all day. That ’ud shake the nonsense out of ’em, if anythin’ vould.’
Mr Weller having delivered this gentle recipe with strong emphasis, eked out by a variety of nods and contortions of the eye, emptied his glass at a draught, and knocked the ashes out of his pipe, with native dignity.”
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Tony Weller Quotes in The Pickwick Papers
The The Pickwick Papers quotes below are all either spoken by Tony Weller or refer to Tony Weller. 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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Chapter 27
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“Nothin’ else,’ said Mr Weller, shaking his head gravely; ‘and wot aggrawates me, Samivel, is to see ’em a wastin’ all their time and labour in making clothes for copper-coloured people as don’t want ’em, and taking no notice of the flesh-coloured Christians as do. If I’d my vay, Samivel, I’d just stick some o’ these here lazy shepherds behind a heavy wheelbarrow, and run ’em up and down a fourteen-inch-wide plank all day. That ’ud shake the nonsense out of ’em, if anythin’ vould.’
Mr Weller having delivered this gentle recipe with strong emphasis, eked out by a variety of nods and contortions of the eye, emptied his glass at a draught, and knocked the ashes out of his pipe, with native dignity.”
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