Freddie Threepwood

Psmith

Freddie and Psmith are allies and co-conspirators, with Freddie often relying on Psmith's schemes.

Eve Halliday

Eve and Freddie are friendly acquaintances who cooperate in various plots and share a lighthearted rapport.

Joseph Keeble

Freddie is Joseph Keeble's stepson, and their relationship is strained due to Freddie's financial irresponsibility.

Edward Cootes

Cootes and Freddie are antagonists, as Cootes tries to frame Freddie for the necklace theft.

Psmith

Freddie and Psmith are allies and co-conspirators, with Freddie often relying on Psmith's schemes.

Eve Halliday

Eve and Freddie are friendly acquaintances who cooperate in various plots and share a lighthearted rapport.

Eve Halliday

Eve and Freddie are friendly acquaintances who cooperate in various plots and share a lighthearted rapport.

Joseph Keeble

Freddie is Joseph Keeble's stepson, and their relationship is strained due to Freddie's financial irresponsibility.

Psmith

Freddie and Psmith are allies and co-conspirators, with Freddie often relying on Psmith's schemes.

Joseph Keeble

Freddie is Joseph Keeble's stepson, and their relationship is strained due to Freddie's financial irresponsibility.

Edward Cootes

Cootes and Freddie are antagonists, as Cootes tries to frame Freddie for the necklace theft.

Edward Cootes

Cootes and Freddie are antagonists, as Cootes tries to frame Freddie for the necklace theft.

Dark Plottings at Blandings Castle

Enters to borrow money from his father, then eavesdrops on Uncle Joe and proposes a scheme to steal Lady Constance's necklace.

I

Freddie briefly visits his father to inquire about the lost glasses, but is quickly dismissed.

II

Asks Uncle Joe for a thousand pounds, startling him.

III

Proposes stealing Aunt Constance's necklace to raise money for his bookmaking scheme and for Phyllis Jackson.

IV

Freddie is in a state of exhilaration followed by doubt and self-mistrust after agreeing to steal the necklace. He discovers Psmith's advertisement and decides to hire him.

V

Asks Lord Emsworth for permission to go to London, citing a dental appointment.

Enter Psmith

Mentioned as having proposed to Eve and being sent to Blandings by his father.

I

Young man of sporting appearance who briefly interacts with Psmith in the hotel lobby, mistaking him for someone else.

II

Meets Psmith in a hurry, explains his need for a thousand pounds, and proposes the theft of his aunt's diamond necklace before dashing off to catch the twelve-fifty train.

Baxter Suspects

Meets Psmith on the train; explains the necklace scheme and asks for Psmith's help.

I

Asleep in a train compartment with a handkerchief over his face; awakened when Psmith drops a suitcase on him.

II

Startled to find Psmith on the train; learns Psmith is impersonating McTodd and agrees to the necklace plot.

III

Sits silent in the car wrestling with hopes and fears; breaks the spell by announcing he will get a whisky and soda.

Confidences on the Lake

Confides in Psmith about his love for Eve and his suspicion of the housemaid; later caught embracing the housemaid.

I

Nervous at breakfast, spills tea and scrambled eggs; asks to speak with Psmith later.

II

Anxious about Baxter's suspicions and a new housemaid; confesses his love for Eve Halliday and asks Psmith for help.

III

Seen embracing a housemaid in the Yew Alley during Psmith and Eve's tour.

IV

Caught in a compromising position with a girl in the bushes; frozen when seen by Eve.

V

Mentioned as having visited Psmith's room to talk about himself, but does not appear in the chapter.

VI

Brings news that Baxter has uncovered Psmith's imposture and suspects Eve Halliday as an accomplice.

Psmith Engages a Valet

Mentioned as having lent Psmith a detective novel and as having gone to the unveiling.

I

Mentioned as having lent Psmith a detective novel and as having gone to the unveiling ceremony.

IV

Listed by Miss Peavey as one of the men currently at the castle, described as a dude with blond hair.

II

Announces his two thousand pounds from Mr. Keeble, proposes to Eve twice, and is sent away.

III

Referenced as the inept partner in the necklace theft scheme; Keeble doubts his abilities and regrets confiding in him.

Almost Entirely About Flowerpots

Psmith uses Freddie's niblick as a cane while approaching Baxter.

II

Indirectly causes Baxter's fall by leaving a golf ball on the stairs.

IV

Mentioned as having annoyed his father by crooning a ballad.

Psmith Receives Guests

Dressed for the ball, he joins Eve on the terrace and reveals he is also trying to retrieve the necklace for Mr. Keeble.

I

Recruits Psmith to steal the necklace; reluctantly agrees to help Eve search the cottage.

II

Assists Eve in the search but refuses to enter the cellar due to a fear of beetles; his grimy appearance and ineptitude irritate Eve.

III

Mentioned as being upstairs in the cottage, under the impression he will be shot if he leaves.

IV

Accidentally falls through the ceiling from the room above, creating a distraction that allows Psmith to turn the tables on Cootes.

V

Mentioned as still trapped; his leg incursion was key to the earlier success.

Psmith Accepts Employment

Happy about his thousand pounds, but later crushed when Psmith tells him Eve is engaged to Psmith.