Tipton Plimsoll
A tall, thin American, Plimsoll wears horn-rimmed spectacles and is the nephew of the late Chet Plimsoll, an old friend of Galahad. He is a wealthy man thanks to having inherited a majority stake in "Tipton's Stores", a large and successful chain of shops, for which Freddie Threepwood hopes to persuade Plimsoll to buy his "Donaldson's Dog-Joy" dog biscuits in Full Moon. Plimsoll is in the midst of an epic bender celebrating his new-found wealth, when spots on his chest and the repeated appearance of the singularly odd face of Bill Lister persuade him to avoid alcohol for a spell; visiting Blandings, he at once falls in love with Veronica Wedge, and becomes jealous of Freddie's intimacy with the girl, especially when he hears of their past engagement. Plimsoll himself was once engaged to a girl named Doris Jimpson, a coincidence which leads him to the door of E. Jimpson Murgatroyd on discovery of his spots.
Plimsoll appears again in Galahad at Blandings, which sees his engagement to Veronica once more under threat, and requiring further finess from Gally to smooth out; the two eventually elope to a register office, avoiding the need for a large wedding, taking with them Wilfred Allsop and Monica Simmons, whom Tipton was instrumental in bringing together.
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