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Mrs. Toodle

Polly Toodle's mother-in-law.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Toodle, Toodle

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

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STStaggsMPMrs. PerchMDMr. DombeyMCMr. CarkerPTPolly ToodleMTMrs. Toodle

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Lower-class family and schemers
  • Minor and background figures
  • Kindred kind-hearted allies
  • Central characters and household

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  • Breaking point
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  • Closing

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