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

Byring appears in the story, His Excellency. He is a promising diplomat, who is friends with both Witherspoon and Ashenden. Byring wants to marry Rose Auburn, a dancer and show girl, but he is worried that their marriage will not reflect well on a rising diplomat.