Mr. George Smiley, in fact, has through the course of the novels been depicted as having a deep distaste for anything link remotely resembling attention-seeking behavior, which is perfectly natural for someone in the espionage link business – one can link easily imagine Smiley murmuring, "Well, Bond – he serves a certain purpose, doesn't he, but those flashy watches and expensive cars and immediate recourse to violence at every opportunity – it's not really operationally secure, now, is it?" link