# Tom Tootle — Our Mutual Friend character guide

> Tom Tootle in Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom, Tootle, the blushing Tootle

**First appearance:** 0011-xi-podsnappery

## Who they are

A young man who blushes easily, a guest at Veneering's.

## In the story

### [A Respected Friend in a New Aspect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/ii-a-respected-friend-in-a-new-aspect)

Reports to Miss Abbey about the steamer accident.

### [The Same Respected Friend in More Aspects Than One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/iii-the-same-respected-friend-in-more-aspects-than-one)

Describes the accident and assists in the rescue; later moralizes about Riderhood's undeserved luck.

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