L. G. Trotter

Also called Trotter, Mr. Trotter, Lemuel, Mr. L.G. Trotter, the Trotters, Percy’s stepfather, Sir Lemuel, Gengulphus

Lemuel Gengulphus Trotter, dyspeptic, henpecked Liverpool publisher and Percy's stepfather, whom Aunt Dahlia wants to buy Milady's Boudoir; he shuts the safe, has secretly declined a knighthood, and at last turns on his wife.

Connections

dealings

• is married to, is dominated by Mrs. Trotter 13
• is doing business with Aunt Dahlia 9
• is stepfather of, resents Percy Gorringe 7
• is entertained by, is persuaded by Bertie Wooster 3
• is cured by, is blackmailed by Jeeves 3
• declines the knighthood^✦︎ 2
• buys Milady's Boudoir^✦︎ 2
• shuts the safe^✦︎ 2

Everyone and everything else (10)

• is loathed by Uncle Tom 2
• dreads Anatole 1
• is a friend of Aunt Agatha 1
• is doing business with Daphne Dolores Morehead 1
• goes to Liverpool 1
• buys Mrs. Trotter's necklace^✦︎ 1
• signs the papers^✦︎ 1
• insults Robert Blenkinsop 1
• writes Trotter's letter of refusal^✦︎ 1
• employs Worple 1

Scenes they are in

1. Recalling how Florence tried to improve him with Tolstoy, Bertie goes to the Savoy and endures a dreary dinner with the Trotters.Chapter 3, the Savoy, as the Trotters
2. Before Bertie can put the necklace back, a dyspeptic L.G. Trotter tuts at the open safe and slams it shut.Chapters 18–19, the hall, as L.G. Trotter
3. At breakfast a beaming Stilton thanks Bertie for freeing him from Florence and leaves to go rowing with Daphne, then Mrs. Trotter reads that Robert Blenkinsop has been knighted and orders Trotter to refuse any knighthood, wrecking Aunt Dahlia's hold on him, just as Seppings brings in a pearl necklace.Chapters 20–22, the Brinkley dining-room, as L.G. Trotter

Talked about, but not there

1. Bertie, in the bath and dreading a dinner with Aunt Dahlia's Trotters, greets the returning Jeeves, who reads him Percy Gorringe's request for a thousand pounds to back his play of Florence Craye's Spindrift, and they agree to refuse.Chapter 1, Bertie's flat, as the male half of the sketch
2. Aunt Dahlia phones to bully Bertie into coming to amuse the lovesick Percy Gorringe while she works on selling Milady's Boudoir to L.G. Trotter, and the promise of Anatole's cooking wins him over.Chapter 8, Bertie's flat, as Trotter
3. Bertie arrives at Brinkley and hands Aunt Dahlia her necklace; she explains she bought the Morehead serial to salt the mine for Trotter, won't say how she got the money from Uncle Tom, blames Ma Trotter for Trotter's stalling, throws her Agatha Christie at Bertie for singing, and introduces him to a reproachful Percy before sending him out to cheer Percy up.Chapter 9, Aunt Dahlia's den, as Trotter
4. Bertie slips out of the dining-room into the garden to dodge Stilton, plans to flee, and meets Uncle Tom, who grumbles about his guests and says Aunt Dahlia nearly fainted while he talked of Sidcup coming to see his silver.Chapter 11, the garden at Brinkley, as That man Trotter
5. Back at Brinkley, Aunt Dahlia rages that Tom has carried Spode off to look at his silver before she could work her scheme, savages the over-solicitous Percy, and leaves; Percy goes to tell Stilton Bertie is back, and Stilton arrives as Bertie grips the cosh.Chapters 16–17, the hall, as L.G. Trotter
6. Aunt Dahlia learns Mrs. Trotter wants Anatole, Uncle Tom reports the necklace stolen, and Jeeves offers to return the pearls secretly and reveals that L.G. Trotter refused a knighthood, giving Aunt Dahlia a hold over him.Chapter 19, Aunt Dahlia's den, as Trotter
7. Aunt Dahlia reports that Jeeves's mixture has cured Trotter, who will sign, and once she leaves Bertie tells Jeeves he will shave off his moustache.Chapter 22, the Brinkley dining-room, as L.G. Trotter