Mark Goodenough

Mark Goodenough
Character information
Relatives	Sir Cathal Goodenough (father) Mrs Goodenough (mother) Amy Goodenough (sister) Peter (uncle) Unnamed (aunt) Unnamed (grandfather) Philip (cousin)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Student
Affiliation	Eton College, Danger Society
Status	Active
Behind the scenes
Role	Ally
First seen	Blood Fever
Last seen	By Royal Command (mentioned)

Mark Goodenough was a British student who attended Eton College in Berkshire, England. He was the son of ex-Royal Navy admiral, Sir Cathal Goodenough, and brother of Amy Goodenough. The character served as an ally in Charlie Higson's 2006 Young Bond novel, Blood Fever, and was mentioned briefly in his 2009 concluding novel, By Royal Command.

Biography

Early Life

Born during the Great War, Mark Goodenough was the eldest of Royal Navy admiral Sir Cathal Goodenough's two children. His mother died of scarlet fever in 1931. From the age of thirteen he attended Eton College independent boarding school for boys near Windsor in Berkshire, England. There, he was a member of the secretive "Danger Society" established by Perry Mandeville.

Blood Fever

In late May 1933, his father's yacht was boarded by pirates whilst moored in the Cyclades. Led by Zoltan the Magyar and aided by intelligence provided by one of Mark's Eton College masters, Peter Haight, the marauders stole a priceless bronze siren statuette. Sir Cathal tried to wrest her artefact from the Magyar and was shot during the attempt. The raiders subsequently sunk the boat, took his sister Amy and her tutor captive and slaughtered all the men. On 25th May, a fisherman from Rhodes discovered the wreckage and Mark was informed of the incident. Consumed by grief, he temporarily stole Bond's Bamford and Martin Sidevalve during Eton's The Fourth of June. Revealing that he had also lost his parents, James calmed the boy down; narrowly avoiding crashing into a bus. Bond promised to help the boy and they were approached by the guilt-ridden Haight, who let them off with a warning. He was sent to stay with his grandfather for the remainder of the half and would not return to the College.

By Royal Command

A year later, Amy Goodenough attended Eton College's Fourth of June celebrations with her aunt, uncle and a distant cousin named Philip. There she unexpectedly met James and his aunt Charmian. Bond asked about Mark, feeling guilty that he hadn't written to his friend at all. She informed him that he was much better now. Though they both struggled with difficult moments, the hurt was fading slowly.