The Commissionaire
Pompous, in a pseudo-military uniform and moustache, his main task is to make latecomers sign the Late Book. In fact this appears to be his only task. But he is also good at smiling smugly when Bristow is trying to retrieve a parcel that has, alas, found its way into the System.
Bristow gets
the lowdown on Sir Reginald from someone who really knows
A cocky little man who fancies himself with the Traffic Warden - strip 2463 - , he irritates Bristow by describing Sir Reginald Chester-Perry’s life of luxury. Bristow riles him by imitating the sound of a punctured wheel or by pretending to assist in push-starting the Rolls. The chauffeur likes nothing better than to park the gleaming car just outside the office with the radio on; Bristow's retaliation is to encourage his friend the pigeon to drop an appropriate message.
Although he seems somewhat contemptous of the Chauffeur, there is something about him that fascinates Bristow. He is forever asking about his relationship with Sir Reginald, and the possiblity that the firm's founder might wish to take a buying clerk on his luxury yacht for a well earned holiday. And there is one time, strip 5498, where Bristow seems keen to switch jobs and put on a peaked cap himself.
Mrs. Chrisp and her infernal subscription list
Every
week Emily Chrisp will be found in the wake of Atkins of Accounts. As
he dispenses the wages so she will swoop with the latest collection for
a leaving present, a wedding gift or some deserving cause. Bristow has
more "street wisdom" than any other clerk in the building but
even he has found no way to shake off Mrs. Chrisp. Some weeks he merely
moves the wages from the "In" tray to the "Out" tray. And sometimes he
flees to the most inaccessible corners of the building but to little avail strip 4141.