Freddie Bullivant

Also called Freddie, Mr Bullivant, dear old Freddie, Idiot Freddie, the World’s Champion Dumb Brick

Bertie's friend, estranged from Elizabeth Vickers and reconciled on the veranda at Marvis Bay.

Connections

dealings

• is a friend of, owes money to Bertie Wooster 9
• is in love with Elizabeth Vickers 7
• is helped by, has a scheme devised by Jeeves 2
• cares for Tootles 2
• is child of Freddie's mother 1
• is attacked by the mosquitoes^♞︎ 1
• plays the piano^✦︎ 1
• plays The Rosary^✦︎ 1

Scenes they are in

1. Bertie takes Freddie to Marvis Bay, where his melancholy piano playing makes him a trying guest.Chapter 8, Marvis Bay, as Freddie
2. Freddie reports that Elizabeth is at Marvis Bay and has cut him, but Bertie’s proposed rescue from drowning founders on Freddie’s inability to swim.Chapter 8, the sitting-room, as Freddie
3. Bertie quiets Tootles with honey and sends Freddie off to return him to Elizabeth.Chapter 8, the sitting-room, as Freddie
4. Freddie returns with Tootles and angrily explains that the child is no relation to Elizabeth.Chapter 8, the veranda, as Freddie
5. Jeeves refuses to nurse Tootles, and Bertie persuades Freddie to stay by invoking their schooldays and an unpaid tenner.Chapter 8, Bertie's cottage, as Freddie
6. Sweets keep Tootles quiet until bedtime, when Bertie and Freddie undress him and worry about putting his clothes back on.Chapter 8, Bertie's cottage, as Freddie
7. Bertie hires a neighbouring nurse to dress Tootles, who then spills milk over Freddie’s trousers.Chapter 8, as Freddie
8. Elizabeth’s gift of toffee prompts Tootles to shout Kiss Freddie, and Bertie confesses the scheme while Freddie stands speechless.Chapter 8, the veranda, as Freddie
9. Bertie tells Jeeves that the scheme has failed, then sees Freddie and Elizabeth embracing before a crowd.Chapter 8, the road, as Freddie

Talked about, but not there

1. Bertie tells Jeeves that Elizabeth has broken off her engagement to Freddie and plans to take Freddie to Marvis Bay.Chapter 8, as Mr Bullivant
2. Bertie mistakes Tootles for Elizabeth’s cousin and kidnaps him so Freddie can win her gratitude by returning him.Chapter 8, the beach, as Freddie
3. Elizabeth greets Tootles and mistakes Bertie for his father.Chapter 8, the road, as Freddie
4. Jeeves proposes coaching Tootles to say Kiss Freddie to Elizabeth, drawing on a reconciliation scene from Tiny Hands.Chapter 8, the sitting-room, as Freddie
5. Bertie and Jeeves begin coaching Tootles with sweets while keeping the plan secret from Freddie.Chapter 8, Bertie's cottage, as Freddie
6. Tootles’s erratic delivery, including Kick Freddie, leads Jeeves to advise postponing the performance.Chapter 8, Bertie's cottage, as Freddie