# Chapter LV explained — The Pickwick Papers

> Chapter companion for The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens.

## What happens

Mr. Weller and Sam settle the financial affairs of the late Mrs. Weller's estate with the help of attorney Solomon Pell. They visit stockbroker Wilkins Flasher to transfer the funds, and after a celebratory lunch, Mr. Weller receives £530 and Sam's £200 is transferred to his name. The chapter highlights the bureaucratic and festive process of inheritance.

## Themes in this chapter

### Charity and Benevolence

The inheritance from Mrs. Weller's savings is distributed to her husband and son, highlighting financial benevolence after death.

### Social Class and Manners

The coachmen's festive attire and the formalities of the legal and financial transactions underscore class distinctions and social rituals.

## Character check-ins

### Tony Weller

The elder Mr. Weller insists on selling his portion of the inheritance and receives £530.

### Sam Weller

Sam's two hundred pounds are transferred to his name, and he assists in auditing the accounts.

### Solomon Pell

The attorney manages the legal and financial proceedings, charging a substantial fee.

### Wilkins Flasher

The stockbroker who handles the transfer of funds and engages in casual betting with a colleague.

## Key lines

> My son and me has a wery partickler engagement this arternoon, and I should like to have this here bis’ness settled out of hand, so let’s jest go straight avay someveres, vere ve can hordit the accounts.

My son and I have a very particular engagement this afternoon, and I would like to have this business settled immediately, so let's go straight somewhere where we can audit the accounts.

_Tony Weller expresses his desire to quickly finalize the financial matters._

> I don’t wish to say anything that might appear egotistical, gentlemen, but I’m very glad, for your own sakes, that you came to me; that’s all.

I don't want to sound egotistical, but I am very glad for your own sakes that you came to me.

_Solomon Pell boasts about his professional competence in handling the case._

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