Bertie

Albert "Bertie" Luckinbill is a member of the War Office to whom Sir Crispin Bontwee and Dimity report. Mrs. Bagley is his housekeeper. 
== Description ==
Bertie has a large straight nose, beady dark eyes, and a wide smiling mouth. His hair was close cut, very fine, grey and retreating. 
== Personality ==
Bertie enjoys chattering and is often overly familiar, seemingly oblivious to certain social niceties. He is friendly and getsHe is a dedicated dilentte, and picks up and puts down interests obsessively. He spends most of his time in his conservatory. 
== History ==
Bertie and Cris have been friends since University. 
== In the Books ==
=== Defy or Defend ===
Sir Crispin Bontwee visits Bertie to get the details on his latest mission with the Honey Bee. Bertie starts off distracted by his cacti, but gets to talking about Cris' father's recent death. Berti invited Lord Akeldama to consult on the case he assigned Cris and Dimity. 
== Trivia ==
* Previous interests include wooden ladles and taxidermic caterpillars.
* His current obsession is cacti. He named a Echinocereus engelmannii (a kind of cactus) Wobsmere.
*His front door is chartreuse. 
*He has no sisters. 
== Quotes ==
* "Bertie had a large straight nose, beady dark eyes, and a wide smiling mouth. He had unfortunately fine hair, close cut, that had gone gray when they were at university together and begun a brave retreat some years later, so that he now resembled a surprised but cuddly mongoose. He mostly acted like one too, chattering and familiar, unless a snake was about. Then he proved quite deadly." (Defy or Defend, Chapter One)
*"'You get along with everyone. That's why you're so good at your job.'" - Cris (Defy or Defend, Chapter One)
*"Never leave an open bottle near a clergyman, a writer, or an academic. Not if you want it back again." - Bertie (Defy or Defend, Chapter 9)
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