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10 Facts About Bingo Little

1.

Richard P "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P G Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.

2.

Richard P "Bingo" Little is a longtime friend of Bertie Wooster.

3.

Bingo Little often reminds Bertie that they were at school together when he wants Bertie's help.

4.

Bingo Little plays tennis, and in one story plays doubles with Bertie in a local tennis tournament.

5.

Bingo Little eventually marries the novelist Rosie M Banks, and through her connections, becomes the editor of Wee Tots, a publication for families and children.

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Bingo Little falls in love on a regular basis throughout The Inimitable Jeeves, and each time, he enthusiastically tells Bertie about whoever he has fallen in love with; Bertie notes that Bingo Little always reminds him of "the hero of a musical comedy who takes the centre of the stage, gathers the boys round him in a circle, and tells them all about his love at the top of his voice".

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Bingo Little is usually rejected within a short amount of time, and generally the girl gets engaged to someone else.

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Occasionally, Bingo Little gets into trouble after losing money on wagers and tries to somehow make the money back while trying to keep Rosie from finding out.

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Bingo Little attends Gussie Fink-Nottle's engagement dinner in the novel The Code of the Woosters.

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Rosie and Bingo have their baby, named Algernon Aubrey Little, in the second year of their marriage.