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| | PART 1 |
| 1 | Abby |
Mendenhall nee Swift | Treasurer of Sisterhood of Bethany |
| | Abel |
Stevens | Dairy farmer |
| | Charlotte |
Van Cleave | Abby's friend and Board Member |
| | Harry T. |
Hayward | Visiting homes for votes |
| | Robert |
Pratt | Candidate for Mayor |
| | Beth |
Rhoades | Matron at Home |
| | Pearl |
| Cook's apprentice |
| | Mary |
O'Rourke | Cook |
| | Faith |
Johnson | New stranger |
| | Eupehemia |
Overlock | Board Member of Home |
| | May |
Lombard | Faith's new roommate |
| 2 | Lorenzo (Enzo) |
Ricci | May's old fiancee |
| | Aunt Cassandra |
| May's chaperone |
| | Harry |
Hayward | May's boyfriend |
| 4 | Junius |
Mendenhall | Abby's husband |
| | Dolly |
| Works in the kitchen |
| | Leigh |
| Works in the kitchen |
| 5 | Amelia |
Winfield | May's fake cousin |
| | Catherine |
Ging | Dressmaker |
| | Nettie |
Conley | Madam |
| 6 | Tuva (Constance) |
Larsen | Lives in the home |
| | Willard |
| Tuva's best john, clergy |
| | Luke |
| Tuva's son |
| 7 | Kate (Swede Kate) |
Campbell | Parlor house |
| | Roland |
Nye | Deputy Sheriff |
| | Polly |
| Abby's horse |
| | Prince |
| Abby's horse |
| | Chloe |
Swift | Abby's mother |
| | Mollie |
Ellsworth | Previous owner of Kate's brothel |
| | Gilly |
| Servant girl of Kate |
| | Delia |
| Dead resident of Kate's brothel |
| | Agnes |
Bly | Madam |
| | Priscilla |
Black | Madam missing |
| 8 | Mrs. V. L. |
Beecher | House of dinner party |
| | Mr. |
Wolfe | Guest at a dinner party |
| | Mrs. |
Wolfe | Guest at a dinner party |
| | Johnny |
| Guest at a dinner party |
| | George |
| May's father |
| | Vin |
| May's uncle |
| |
| | PART II |
| 9 | Archibold |
Yost | Entertainment with Tuba |
| | Horace |
| Friend of Euphemia |
| | Herbert |
Block | Journalist for paper |
| 11 |
Madam Irini | |
Palm reader, tossed off train w/Faith |
| | Emanuel |
| May's son |
| 12 |
Jenny | Jones |
Madam |
| | Luke |
| Tuva's baby |
| 13 |
Adry | Hayward |
Hal's brother |
| 14 |
Johnny | Lundberg |
Faith's employer |
| | Jude |
| Dolly's son |
| | Francis |
| Pearl's baby |
| 15 |
Ida | Leeds |
Spent time in the tower room, hearing voices |
| |
| | PART III |
| 17 |
Trudy | |
Faith's mother |
| | Clyde |
| Trudy's brother |
| | Jozsef |
| Faith's father |
| | Margaret (Peg) |
| Faith's real name |
| | Nicola |
| Faith's uncle's wife |
| | Brooks |
| Youngster with Faith |
| 18 |
Carmen | |
New girl |
| 19 |
Lieutenant | Van Cleave |
Charlotte's husband |
| | Mr. |
Edwards | Banker, dinner guest |
| 21 |
Assuntina | Versoni |
May's given name |
| 23 |
Roisin | Blixt |
Younger girl in the story |
| | Eimear |
Blixt | Older girl in the story |
| 24 |
Claus | Blixt |
Lives in the basement of apartments |
| | Frances |
Blixt | Blixt's wife |
| 25 |
Jedediah | Marsh |
Sketch artist |
| Epi |
Margaret | Bartos |
Faith's birth name |
| | April |
| Faith's daughter |
| | Beatrix |
| Oldest girl in Faith's cottage |
| | Ingrid |
| Baby Nurse |
