Nestor (Tintin character)

Nestor is a character from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Nestor has become the epitome of a butler (or, in French, majordome) in French society filling a similar role to that of Jeeves in British culture (even though Jeeves was actually a valet, not a butler). He is the long-suffering butler of Marlinspike Hall.

Overview

Nestor made his first appearance in The Secret of the Unicorn in which he dutifully served as a butler for the Bird Brothers, the estate's original owners. When the Bird brothers were arrested and jailed it was established at their trial that Nestor knew nothing about their activities. He later returned as butler to Marlinspike when Captain Haddock reclaimed the property. He remained a staple character in many of the subsequent Tintin stories. In The Castafiore Emerald, he is depicted as being hostile to gypsies, while in Tintin and the Picaros he was shown drinking his master's whisky in secret and listening at doors as Tintin and Haddock argued. This is in contrast to his understatement that Prince Abdullah's visit in The Red Sea Sharks had been a little trying on him, in response to the Captain's pity.

See also

• List of fictional butlers