Charlie Despard
Charlie is the main character of the story "The Young Man with the Carnation". He is a writer experiencing a writer's block due to his grown fame and loss of faith.
Simon
Simon is the sailor boy from "The Sailor-boy's Tale". He experiences the consequences of good karma, the payment for his good deed when he needs it the most.
Jensine
Jensine is the main character of the story "Pearls". She is a daughter of a rich landowner who marries beneath her social status and learns the lesson of life in the most unexpected way thanks to her pearls.
Mizzi
Mizzi is the main character of "The Invincible Slave-owners". She is thought to be a young lady of a wealthy background but ends up being a fraud together with her governess and the two represent an unbreakable bond portrayed in the slave-owner role-play.
Jen
Jen is the dreaming child from the story titled that. He is a young orphan boy dreaming of a family and big house and his dream eventually comes true.
Alkmene
Alkmene is the girl from the story titled with her name. She is adopted by a village parson and as she is growing up she is constantly trying to find ways to escape because she can't stand to be loved.
