Who is Bernard from Collected Short Stories Volume Three and what is their importance? W._Somerset_Maugham English & Literature Bernard | Collected Short Stories Volume Three

Bernard appears in the story, Miss King. He is the Swiss agent who demands extra money from Ashenden and claims that his meager wages aren't worth the way he risks his life. Bernard threatens to turn Ashenden into the police as a spy, which would result in Ashenden's arrest and incarceration. Ashenden's experience with Bernard puts him on edge for the remainder of the story.