# Sir Walter Bullivant — Greenmantle character guide

> Sir Walter Bullivant in Greenmantle by John Buchan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sir Walter, Bullivant, Walter

**First appearance:** 0002-i-a-mission-is-proposed

## Who they are

A weary, shrewd Foreign Office spymaster who has aged visibly under the war's weight, Sir Walter pulls Hannay off the trenches and into a stranger fight.

## Relationships

### [Sandy Arbuthnot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/sandy_arbuthnot)

_professional_

Sandy takes orders from Sir Walter, who is his superior in British intelligence.

### [John S. Blenkiron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/john_s_blenkiron)

_professional_

Blenkiron is a key operative under Bullivant's direction, with a relationship based on duty and trust.

### [Rasta Bey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/rasta_bey)

_rivalry_

Opposing forces in the intelligence war, with Rasta Bey serving as a tool of the enemy against Bullivant's network.

### [John S. Blenkiron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/john_s_blenkiron)

_professional_

Blenkiron is a key operative under Bullivant's direction, with a relationship based on duty and trust.

### [Rasta Bey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/rasta_bey)

_rivalry_

Opposing forces in the intelligence war, with Rasta Bey serving as a tool of the enemy against Bullivant's network.

### [Sandy Arbuthnot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/sandy_arbuthnot)

_professional_

Sandy takes orders from Sir Walter, who is his superior in British intelligence.

### [John S. Blenkiron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/john_s_blenkiron)

_professional_

Blenkiron is a key operative under Bullivant's direction, with a relationship based on duty and trust.

### [Sandy Arbuthnot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/sandy_arbuthnot)

_professional_

Sandy takes orders from Sir Walter, who is his superior in British intelligence.

## In the story

### [A Mission Is Proposed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/i-a-mission-is-proposed)

A high-ranking Foreign Office official who proposes the dangerous mission to Hannay and reveals the cryptic clue.

### [The Gathering of the Missionaries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/ii-the-gathering-of-the-missionaries)

Arranges the meeting between Hannay and Blenkiron; provides Blenkiron's dossier.

### [Peter Pienaar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/iii-peter-pienaar)

Coordinates the mission; reassures Hannay about Blenkiron's antics and provides official support.

### [The Essen Barges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/viii-the-essen-barges)

Mentioned as the person Hannay would like to report the 'v. I' clue to.

### [The Guns of the North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xxii-the-guns-of-the-north)

Mentioned as the one who would know of their sacrifice and inform their next of kin.

## Links

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