# Mr. Toodle — Dombey and Son character guide

> Mr. Toodle in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Toodle, Toodle, young Toodle, Toodle Junior

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-in-which-timely-provision-is-made-for-an-emergency-that-will-sometimes-arise-in-the-best-regulated-families

## Who they are

Polly's husband, a stoker on the railway.

## In the story

### [In Which Timely Provision Is Made for an Emergency That Will Sometimes Arise in the Best-Regulated Families](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/ii-in-which-timely-provision-is-made-for-an-emergency-that-will-sometimes-arise-in-the-best-regulated-families)

Polly's husband, a laborer who works mostly underground and is skeptical of the arrangement.

### [Miss Tox Improves an Old Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/xxxviii-miss-tox-improves-an-old-acquaintance)

The cindery and swart engine-driver, enjoying tea with his family, is initially confused by Miss Tox's visit but agrees to her proposal.

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