# Mr. Nixon — The Dead Secret character guide

> Mr. Nixon in The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0022-i-an-old-friend-and-a-new-scheme

## Who they are

A lawyer consulted by the Franklands regarding the secret.

## In the story

### [Waiting and Hoping](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-waiting-and-hoping)

The family solicitor, consulted for his legal opinion on the secret letter; initially astonished by the revelation.

### [IV: The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-the-close-of-day)

Lawyer who visits to settle arrangements for restoring the purchase-money and sends a letter to Andrew Treverton.

### [V: Forty Thousand Pounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-forty-thousand-pounds)

Visits Andrew Treverton on behalf of the Franklands and reports his refusal to accept messages.

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