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Bingo Little

Bertie's old school chum, a hopeless romantic who falls in love at the drop of a hat and drags Bertie into his schemes to win the girl.

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Also known as young Bingo Little, Old Little, Old Bingo, Young Bingo

First appearance: extricating young gussie

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Bertie's friend; deeply in love with Mabel, a waitress; wears a garish tie given by her; seeks Bertie's help to win his uncle's approval.

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Bingo tumbles into love roughly once a fortnight, each time convinced it is destiny and each time requiring Bertie's diplomatic services with a stingy uncle or disapproving relative. His enthusiasms are as sincere as they are short-lived, and his talent for landing Bertie in awkward interviews is unmatched. He embodies the romantic folly that keeps the stories spinning, forever certain that a look across a crowded room means fate.

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Relationship types

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Character groups

Bertie's Social Circle
Troublesome Acquaintances
Minor Romantic Subplots
Protagonist

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Jeeves
friendship · positive
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests,… How this plays out →
Bertie Wooster
friendship · positive
Sir Roderick Glossop
social · ambivalent
Bertie Wooster
friendship · positive
Jeeves
friendship · positive
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests,… How this plays out →
Sir Roderick Glossop
social · ambivalent
Jeeves
friendship · positive
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests,… How this plays out →
Bertie Wooster
friendship · positive
Sir Roderick Glossop
social · ambivalent

Jeeves
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests, relying on Jeeves as a trusted ally and problem-solver.
Bertie Wooster
Bertie and Bingo are close friends and fellow members of the Drones Club, often involved in each other's romantic and financial misadventures.
Sir Roderick Glossop
Bingo and Sir Roderick interact primarily through Bingo's romantic pursuits and Sir Roderick's professional role as a psychiatrist, often leading to comedic conflict.
Bertie Wooster
Bertie and Bingo are close friends and fellow members of the Drones Club, often involved in each other's romantic and financial misadventures.
Jeeves
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests, relying on Jeeves as a trusted ally and problem-solver.
Sir Roderick Glossop
Bingo and Sir Roderick interact primarily through Bingo's romantic pursuits and Sir Roderick's professional role as a psychiatrist, often leading to comedic conflict.
Jeeves
Bingo frequently seeks Jeeves's clever schemes to win his various romantic interests, relying on Jeeves as a trusted ally and problem-solver.
Bertie Wooster
Bertie and Bingo are close friends and fellow members of the Drones Club, often involved in each other's romantic and financial misadventures.
Sir Roderick Glossop
Bingo and Sir Roderick interact primarily through Bingo's romantic pursuits and Sir Roderick's professional role as a psychiatrist, often leading to comedic conflict.

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Bingo Little appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Jeeves in the Springtime
Bertie's friend; deeply in love with Mabel, a waitress; wears a garish tie given by her; seeks Bertie's help to win his uncle's approval.
Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer
Mentioned as a resilient friend who quickly recovers from romantic disappointments.
Scoring Off Jeeves
Tutoring the Glossop kid in Hampshire; deeply in love with Honoria Glossop; accepts Bertie's scheme.
Comrade Bingo
Deeply involved with the Red Dawn and pursuing Charlotte; devises a scheme to get money from his uncle.
The Great Sermon Handicap
Tutoring at Twing Hall and involved in organizing the sermon handicap.
The Purity of the Turf
Tutor to Lord Wickhammersley's son; desperate to win money to return to London; obsessively guards Harold from supposed nobbling attempts.
The Metropolitan Touch
Bertie's friend; falls in love with Mary Burgess, sends an embarrassing telegram, and is sabotaged by Steggles.
Bingo and the Little Woman
Falls in love with a waitress at the Senior Liberal Club; seeks Bertie's help to restore his allowance from his uncle.
Clustering Round Young Bingo
Old schoolfriend of Bertie's; persuades Bertie to steal a manuscript cylinder from his wife's study.
Jeeves and the Impending Doom
Bertie's friend, tutoring young Thomas under duress and in trouble for stealing Filmer's boat.

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