# Mrs. Lupin — Martin Chuzzlewit character guide

> Mrs. Lupin in Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** no Mrs. Lupin

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Snapshot

The warm-hearted landlady of the Blue Dragon, whose bustling bar and motherly concern make her the one person old Martin Chuzzlewit will quietly admit to his room.

## Who they are

Mrs. Lupin runs the Blue Dragon inn at Salisbury, where she presides over ale, gossip, and the small dramas of travelers with equal good humor. She is melted by Mark Tapley's disinterested kindness and, in time, marries him; meanwhile she alone is permitted to attend the shut-in old Martin, though he feigns sleep whenever she enters. Her bar becomes a stage for Pecksniff's eavesdropping humiliations, making her a steady, humane presence in a novel crowded with schemers.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_chuzzlewit_se/chapters/iii)

Present as the landlady, she witnesses the interaction between old Martin and Pecksniff.

### [Chapter XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_chuzzlewit_se/chapters/xliii)

Supports Martin and Mark, conveying Tom Pinch's gratitude and well-being.

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