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Quote: Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotteville) – the leader of the Five Find-Outers from the third mystery on, when he justifies his leadership by demonstrating how to use invisible ink and how to escape from a locked room. He is given the nickname Fatty by the other children because of his initials (F.A.T.) and his stout build. An only child, he receives generous amounts of pocket money from his parents and wealthy relatives. His wealth causes some friction with the other children, but Fatty is always willing to share his money with the group, often buying rounds of cakes, drinks and ice-creams. Fatty also uses his pocket money to finance his interest in disguises and stores a large collection of clothes, wigs, greasepaint, cheek-pads, false teeth and other items in his shed at the bottom of the garden. Although boastful by nature, he learns to be more modest as his bragging causes the other children to become irritated. Fatty is a skilled orator and poet, and able to create poetry ad-lib. He is apparently top of his form at his boarding school and his ambition when he grows up is to become a detective. Fatty develops an interest in ventriloquism as the series progresses. Bets in particular adores Fatty and is very loyal to him. Larry (Laurence Daykin) – the eldest of the five and the original leader of the Five Find-Outers, passing the role to Fatty at the beginning of the third mystery. Larry is sometimes irritated by Fatty's boasting. He is Daisy's older brother. Daisy (Margaret Daykin) – Larry's younger sister. Creating the Five Find-Outers was Daisy's idea. Pip (Philip Hilton) – The same age as Daisy and a few years older than Bets, his younger sister whom he frequently teases. In contrast to Fatty's rather relaxed parents, Mr and Mrs Hilton are quite strict and often take a dim view of Pip and Bets's sleuthing activities, wishing that Pip especially would direct the same amount of energy into his schoolwork. In The Mystery of the Hidden House the Hiltons forbid Pip and Bets from getting involved in mysteries. Bets (Elizabeth Hilton) – Pip's young sister, and the youngest of the Five Find-Outers. She adores and hero-worships Fatty and he is very fond of her - she is the only one of the group who actively encourages his boasting. Bets is often the first to spot vital clues, which sometimes lead to the solution of the mystery, and also tends to see through Fatty's disguises before anyone else. Buster – Fatty's jet-black Scottish Terrier. He thinks the world of Fatty and his favourite pastime is to nip at Mr Goon's ankles. His favourite food is biscuits, spread with potted meat. Other recurring characters are: Theophilus Goon (or Mr Goon as he is known) – the village policeman, who is outwitted by the five children in every story. Mr Goon would dearly love promotion, but considers the children to be hindering him rather than helping. To chase them away he often tells them to "Clear Orf" (instead of clear off). Consequently, the children have given him the nick name "Clear-Orf". Whenever he is upset or frustrated, Mr. Goon constantly yells, "Gah!" causing much amusement among the children. Ern Goon (short for Ernest) – Mr. Goon's nephew. Ern is introduced in the book The Mystery of the Hidden House. Ern is a great lover of poetry, or 'portry' as he calls it, though he never finished any poem (or 'pome' as he calls it) but Fatty can always finish it for him. That is one of the reasons that he is a great admirer of Fatty. Ern has two twin brothers, Sid and Perce. Sid has a fondness for toffee, so much so that he has trouble speaking or being understood. At one time, Mr Goon scolded Sid for sucking stick-me-tight toffees in front of 'royalty'. (Actually just the Find-Outers in disguise.) In The Mystery of the Strange Messages, Ern reveals that Sid is now chewing gum instead. Ern, whom the children more or less accept despite his lower-class status, can be considered to be the sixth member of the group although class distinctions are maintained, e.g. Ern is not permitted to eat dinner with the children but instead eats in the kitchen with the Cook. Inspector (then Chief Inspector, then Superintendent) Jenks – the head of the local police department. Because the Five are resented by Mr Goon, the children always telephone the Inspector when they have solved a mystery. Over the course of the books he becomes a great friend of the children. Jenks is based on a real character from Blyton's home town who was promoted through the ranks of the police just as was his fictional counterpart. He becomes acquainted with the Five Find-Outers quite by chance in the first book of the series, The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage, while fishing. He admires the children, especially Fatty, much to the dismay of Mr. Goon, and clearly hints that he would like Fatty to beome a policeman once he grown up.