Martin Chuzzlewit sweet and good, like her brother. At first she works as a governess to a wealthy family with several nasty brats. Later in the novel she and Tom set up housekeeping together. She falls in love with, and marries, Tom's friend John Westlock. Mark Tapley, the good-humoured employee of the Blue Dragon Inn and suitor of Mrs Lupin (the Dragon's owner), leaves that establishment to find work that's more of a credit to his character: that is, work sufficiently miserable that his cheerfulness will be more of a credit to him. He eventually joins Young Martin Chuzzlewit on his trip
Umbrella ("Parachute" means "shield from fall".) The word "umbrella" evolved from the Latin "umbella" (an umbel is a flat-topped rounded flower) or "umbra", meaning shaded or shadow. In Britain, umbrellas were sometimes referred to as "gamps" after the character Mrs. Gamp in the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewit", although this usage is now obscure. Mrs. Gamp's character was well known for carrying an umbrella. "Brolly" is a slang word for umbrella, used often in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Kenya. "Bumbershoot" is a fanciful Americanism from the late 19th century. In all written records, the oldest reference to