The Way We Live Now · Character
Squercum
A mean-looking Fetter Lane solicitor who does law at speed, hunts on Saturdays, and cheerfully sets sons against their fathers for a fee.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Squercum
First appearance: xxviii dolly longestaffe goes into the city
As a supporting figure in The Way We Live Now, Squercum is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Sharp, unconventional attorney employed by Dolly; investigates the forged signature and spreads rumors of forgery against Melmotte.
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Squercum is the sharp little attorney Dolly Longestaffe hires to pry his share of the Pickering purchase money out of his own father's hands, and he is everything the stately Bideawhiles are not: quick, cheap, unkempt,…
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- Legal and property advisors
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