 By the time of the events in "Smiley's People" (the third book in the Karla trilogy) Guillam is married to a young Frenchwoman called Marie-Clare and is head of Circus operations in Paris, though this too is considered to be a minor post.In "The Secret Pilgrim" Guillam appears as the Head of Secretariat for Leonard Burr, the chief of the Service, but their working relationship is conflicted.Burr describes Guillam as "a thoroughly idle officer," while Guillam says of Burr, "Bloody man seems to expect me to work in my sleep."