# Hargate — A Gentleman of Leisure character guide

> Hargate in A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Hon. Louis Hargate, the silent Hargate

**First appearance:** 0001-a-gentleman-of-leisure

## Who they are

A quiet, observant friend of the main group, known for his skill at piquet.

## Relationships

### [Jimmy Pitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/jimmy_pitt)

_professional_

Hargate is a butler who serves Jimmy and later becomes his ally in navigating the household's intrigues.

### [Lord Dreever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/lord_dreever)

_professional_

Hargate is the butler to Lord Dreever, serving him with loyalty and often managing his chaotic affairs.

### [Jimmy Pitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/jimmy_pitt)

_professional_

Hargate is a butler who serves Jimmy and later becomes his ally in navigating the household's intrigues.

### [Lord Dreever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/lord_dreever)

_professional_

Hargate is the butler to Lord Dreever, serving him with loyalty and often managing his chaotic affairs.

### [Lord Dreever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/lord_dreever)

_professional_

Hargate is the butler to Lord Dreever, serving him with loyalty and often managing his chaotic affairs.

### [Jimmy Pitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/characters/jimmy_pitt)

_professional_

Hargate is a butler who serves Jimmy and later becomes his ally in navigating the household's intrigues.

## In the story

### [At the Turn of the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xi-at-the-turn-of-the-road)

Hargate is mentioned as staying with Lord Dreever and traveling to Dreever Castle; he is introduced to Lady Julia at the station.

### [Jimmy Remembers Something, and Hears Something Else](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xvii-jimmy-remembers-something-and-hears-something-else)

Hargate plays billiards with Lord Dreever, and Jimmy hints at a past connection between them in New York, which Hargate denies.

### [A Lesson in Piquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xx-a-lesson-in-piquet)

Found playing patience in the summerhouse; learns piquet from Dreever and wins twenty pounds; attempts to bribe Dreever to get rid of Jimmy Pitt, but is rebuffed.

### [Family Jars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxiii-family-jars)

The person to whom Lord Dreever owes twenty pounds from a card game; his potential revenge motivates Spennie's desperation.

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