Sophronia Lammle Character Analysis in Our Mutual Friend

Sophronia is a woman who gets married in her 40s to Alfred Lammle, a man whom she believes is rich, although it turns out this was a lie. Sophronia tries to make the best of it, developing a scheme with Alfred to try to get some of the Podsnap family money by helping Fledgeby marry Georgiana. But Sophronia has an unexpected pang of conscience and secretly exposes her own plan so that it will fail. Despite her change of mind, Sophronia still suffers the consequences of her earlier greed, as she’s ultimately driven out of the country with Alfred due to their financial troubles.

Sophronia Lammle Quotes in Our Mutual Friend

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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.

Related Characters: Twemlow, The Veneerings, Sophronia Lammle, Alfred Lammle

Page Number and Citation: 130

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Sophronia Lammle Character Timeline in Our Mutual Friend

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...because the Veneerings are acting like this young man and young lady, Alfred Lammle and Sophronia, are their oldest friends, and yet surely, they’re younger than Twemlow himself. Mr. Veneering invites... (full context)

The Veneerings offer Twemlow the position of giving away Sophronia at the wedding, since she has no family of her own to do it and... (full context)

Alfred and Sophronia Lammle go on a honeymoon, and it takes two weeks for them to realize that... (full context)

At the dinner, Alfred and Sophronia attach themselves to the Veneerings, as they do at most social gatherings. At one point,... (full context)

...because Britain has done more than any other country in the world for the poor. Sophronia introduces Georgiana to Alfred and says that all of them must be good friends from... (full context)

Sophronia continues her scheme of befriending Georgiana. Sophronia and Alfred have been telling all their friends... (full context)

...who likes Georgiana. The only problem is that he’s even shier than Georgiana. Alfred and Sophronia invite Georgiana to come to the opera with them and Fledgeby. Georgiana reluctantly agrees. (full context)

Alfred, Sophronia, Georgiana, and Fledgeby meet for dinner. Fledgeby struggles even with small talk and eventually says... (full context)

After the dinner, Sophronia and Alfred talk privately about what a “dolt” they think Fledgeby is. Still, Georgiana’s family... (full context)

On the first anniversary of Alfred and Sophronia’s wedding, Twemlow gets ready to go to a celebratory breakfast. At the breakfast, Alfred looks... (full context)

At one point during the breakfast, Sophronia speaks quietly with Twemlow. Making Twemlow swear to keep a secret, Sophronia tells Twemlow that... (full context)

...get Georgiana’s fortune. Fledgeby vows vengeance on whoever’s responsible for exposing them. Alfred says that Sophronia seemed equally surprised and upset to learn that their scheme was exposed. (full context)

Meanwhile, Sophronia has learned about how much influence Bella has with the Boffins. Bella, however, is less... (full context)

Over breakfast, Alfred and Sophronia Lammle each accuse the other of failing to bring any new money into their home.... (full context)

Sophronia comes up with a plan to tell Boffin that she has suspicions about Rokesmith’s conduct... (full context)

Just then, Fledgeby drops by for a visit. Before letting him in, Alfred tells Sophronia that they should use their influence to try to get Fledgeby to manipulate Riah, whom... (full context)

...Boffin and not to take any further steps in Wegg’s plan. On Boffin’s way home, Sophronia runs into him in her carriage and tells him to come with her because she... (full context)

...particularly bad this morning because he wants to confront Rokesmith—he has learned from Alfred and Sophronia that Rokesmith proposed to Bella. Bella herself tries to intervene, saying Boffin is going too... (full context)

Alfred and Sophronia’s friends are shocked to hear about their financial problems, particularly the Veneerings. At a dinner,... (full context)

Alfred and Sophronia Lammle pressure Boffin and Henerietty to invite them for breakfast. Sophronia tries to flatter the... (full context)

Just then, Georgiana arrives unannounced. She’s crying because she heard that Alfred and Sophronia are ruined. She says she’s come on business. She has a necklace that she wants... (full context)

...to try to convince Boffin to sell the necklace, but it doesn’t work. Alfred and Sophronia leave, arm in arm but without exchanging a word as they walk down the street.... (full context)

...see Fledgeby. Outside his house, a lady is standing waiting, dressed in a traveling dress (Sophronia). A man comes out and hands Jenny three pieces of a broken cane. He says... (full context)

Sophronia Lammle Character Analysis

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Sophronia Lammle Character Timeline in Our Mutual Friend