# Barrett — The Pothunters character guide

> Barrett in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Barry Pain

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Who they are

A curious schoolboy who pokes into the Pavilion burglary and finds his questions answered with silence, teaching him that curiosity can be a fraud.

## Relationships

### [Reade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/reade)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

### [Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/grey)

_friendship_

Frequent school friends, likely part of the same social circle.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student and headmaster, with interactions likely involving school rules or guidance.

### [Reade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/reade)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

### [Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/grey)

_friendship_

Frequent school friends, likely part of the same social circle.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student and headmaster, with interactions likely involving school rules or guidance.

### [Reade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/reade)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

### [The Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/the_head)

_professional_

Student and headmaster, with interactions likely involving school rules or guidance.

### [Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/grey)

_friendship_

Frequent school friends, likely part of the same social circle.

## In the story

### [The Pothunters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/the-pothunters)

Barrett is suspected of being involved in the burglary and is questioned.

### [VII: Barrett Explores](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/vii-barrett-explores)

Protagonist of the chapter; goes egg-hunting in the Dingle and discovers the stolen Sports cups.

### [Barrett Ceases to Explore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/viii-barrett-ceases-to-explore)

Hides in a tree, escapes keepers, jumps on Plunkett, and flees to the road.

### [Enter the Sleuthhound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/ix-enter-the-sleuthhound)

Finds the stolen cups, escapes keepers, and meets Detective Roberts.

### [The Long Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xiv-the-long-run)

Puzzled about what to do with the stolen cups he found in the wood.

### [In Which the Affairs of Various Persons Are Wound Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-the-affairs-of-various-persons-are-wound-up)

Unaware of the resolution, he decides to confess to the Head about the hollow tree, but finds the cups already returned.

## Links

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