old Rowbotham

Also called Pa

Charlotte's moth-eaten father, leader of the Heralds of the Red Dawn, who wants to massacre the bourgeoisie.

Connections

dealings

• dislikes Bingo Little 2
• is parent of Charlotte Corday Rowbotham 2
• is a member of the Heralds of the Red Dawn^⁂ 2
• invites Bertie Wooster 1
• admires Comrade Butt 1
• lectures Jeeves 1

Scenes they are in

1. Bingo's bearded arrival rattles Jeeves, the Revolutionaries wolf the tea, Rowbotham rebukes Jeeves for servility and Comrade Butt sulks with jealousy.Chapter 11, Bertie's flat
2. Ocean Breeze loses, Bingo in his beard denounces his uncle to the crowd, and Butt tears off the beard to reveal him as Bittlesham's nephew before a policeman hauls both away.Chapter 12, Goodwood

Talked about, but not there

1. Bingo reveals he was the bearded orator, explains he is courting the revolutionary Charlotte Rowbotham, and invites himself and her family to tea at Bertie's flat.Chapter 11, the Drones Club
2. Jeeves admits he let slip Bingo's identity to Butt, ending both Bingo's romance with Charlotte, and Bertie tells him to collar all the money on the dressing-table.Chapter 12, Bertie's bedroom at the flat, as the young lady’s father