# Mr. Weevle — Bleak House character guide

> Mr. Weevle in Bleak House by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Weevle, Tony, Tony Jobling, Jobling

**First appearance:** 0016-xv-bell-yard

## Who they are

A young man who lodges above Krook's shop and assists Guppy.

## In the story

### [A New Lodger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xx-a-new-lodger)

Takes up lodging at Krook's, decorates his room with portraits, and becomes a familiar figure in the court.

### [A New Lodger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xx-a-new-lodger)

Referred to as Tony Jobling, he meets Guppy and Smallweed for a meal and discusses his uncertain future.

### [The Appointed Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xxxii-the-appointed-time)

Tony Jobling, Krook's lodger, is extremely ill at ease, pacing constantly and disturbed by the oppressive atmosphere and the memory of Nemo.

### [Interlopers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xxxiii-interlopers)

Lodger at Krook's house; spends the night at the Sol's Arms, exhausted and drinking.

### [Attorney and Client](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xxxix-attorney-and-client)

Weevle, the late lodger, returns to Krook's premises with Guppy to retrieve his property, amid the court's intense curiosity.

### [LXIV: Esther’s Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/lxiv-esther-s-narrative)

Accompanies Mr. Guppy as his clerk and friend.

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