For instance, in Gardner's "Win, Lose or Die" Bond is promoted to Captain, but Benson's novels have Bond holding the rank of Commander again with no explanation. Some of Gardner's original recurring characters are also not present, including Ann Reilly (aka Q'ute), who, by the end of Gardner's era, had taken over Q Branch from Major Boothroyd; Benson features Major Boothroyd, again, with no explanation. Some of Gardner's changes do remain—for instance, Benson's Bond continues to smoke cigarettes from H. Simmons of Burlington Arcade, which dates from Gardner's "For Special Services" (1982). Additionally, the Bond girls Fredericka von Grüsse ("Never Send Flowers" / "SeaFire"), Harriet Horner ("Scorpius"), and Easy St. John ("Death is Forever") are all mentioned. Benson's other novels also retain aspects of Gardner's series, though there is just as much that he ignores.