THE MURMUR OF BEES Characters By Chapter	EDITOR: Remy Hale

CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION 1     Blue Boy, White Boy   Teodosio   A worker at Morales' hacienda.   Lupita   Morales family's washerwoman.   Nana Reja   Served as a wet nurse.   Nana Pola   Nana Reja's roommate.   Francisco   Guillermo's son.   Beatriz C. Morales Francisco's wife.   Dr. Doria A physician.   Sra. Morales Dr. Doria's patient.   Alberto Morales Sra. Morales's husband.   Guillermo Morales Alberto Morales' son.   María   Alberto's second wife.   Martin   The gardener. 3     The Empty Rocking Chair   Mati   The cook.   Father Pedro 1   A priest. 5     Ribbons and Lice   Carmen   Francisco Morales' elder daughter.   Consuelo   Carmen's sister.   Simonopio   A boy who was found by Nana Reja. Aka: Bee Charmer. 6     Wings That Covered Him   Anselmo Espiricueta The newest employee on the hacienda Morales.   Leocadio   A peon on the hacienda. 7     White Drop, Holy Drop   Mario Cantú A physician.   Juan   The knife grinder. 8     War's Harvest   Felipe Angeles Mexican military officer.   President Carranza President of Mexico. 10     Broken Promises   Santiago Vidaurri A controversial and powerful governor of the Mexican states.   Porfirio Díaz President of Mexico.   Mariano Cortés Beatriz's father.   Sinforosa   Beatriz's mother.   Emilio   One of Beatriz's brothers.   Carlos   One of Beatriz's brothers.   Refugio Morales Francisco's aunt.   Mercedes Garza One of Beatriz's friends.   Lucha Doria One of Beatriz's friends. 11     The Spaniard Arrives in October   Sergio Garza Mercedes Garza's husband.   Niceforo Zambrano Mexican politician.   Vicente Lopez The gravedigger.   Lucita   Lazaro's neighbor. Aka: Luz.   Father Emigdio Father Pedro's young assistant. 12     Letters and Telegrams   Lazaro Jesus Garcia A man who had survived from the influenza.   Alvaro   The postal employee.   Francisco P. Navarrete The archbishop of Linares.   Doña Chela Garcia Lazaro's mother.   Don Luis   Luz's father.   Miguel Garcia Lazaro's brother. 13     Get up and Go   Lorenzo Sepúlveda A physician.   Celedonia Grajeda The ugliest girl in town. 14     Simonopio's Sinapism   Luisa   Mercedes' sister.   Remedios   One of Beatriz's friends.   Amparo   One of Beatriz's friends.   Cocepcion   One of Beatriz's friends.   Trinidad   One of the campesinos. 17     The Singer and Its Rat-A-Tat, Rat-A-Tat   Margarita Espiricueta Anselmo's daughter. 19     The Return to Life, Another Life   Mariqueta Dominguez Carmen's friend.   Antonio Dominguez Carmen's boyfriend.   Jacinta Espiricueta Anselmo's wife.   Gabino   One of the campesinos. 20     The Story That Was Told, Is Told, and Will Be Told, Perhaps   Soledad Betancourt The storyteller at the Villaseca Fair. 21     Gaps That Were Left     Atenógenes The butcher.   María Luza Garza Carlos' wife.   Carlos Tamez The mayor. 22     Letters That Arrived   Doña Graciela   Francisco's acquaintance.   Joaquin Bolaños The postmaster.   Doña Eufemia   Family Morales' acquaintance. 24     Life That Goes On   Señora Dominguez Antonio's mother. 31     Only the Living Understand   Maximilian I   The only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.   Isaac Medina The new mayor of Linares.   Patricio Milmo Owner of Milmo Bank. 34     The Flight of the Flowers   Pedro 2   The new priest.   Doña Inés   One who prepared food for Father Pedro 2.   Doña Matilde   One who prepared the dishes at Morales Cortes house.   Miguel   Antonio's younger brother. 35     The Blossoms' Destiny   Joseph Robertson One who build the railways at Montemorelos. 36     Everything Changes   Plutarco Elias Calles Mexican military general and politician. 39     A Strange and Confused World   Rosario   Francisco Morales' aunt. 40     The Day the Mule Takes the Reins   Agapito Treviño A raider who was executed by firing squad. 41     New Stories to Tell   Francisco Jr.   Francisco Morales and Beatriz's son. 42     The First Drop   Marilú Treviño One who sing "La Enredadera". 45     Revenge Is Not a Woman's Business   Socorro   Lupita's aunt.   Concha   Beatriz's sister-in-law. 49     The Aunt That Nobody Invites   Venustiano Carranza One of the main leaders of the Mexican Revolution.   Sra. Meléndez   Cortez family's neighbor. 52     A True Wonder   Sr. Abraham   The storekeeper.   Pedro Ronda The aquatic singer. 56     Sharing Sweat and Shade   Leonor   The new washerwoman. 66     See, Listen, Understand   Hortensia   A woman hired to act as housekeeper and nurse.   Auguste Rene Rodin A French sculptor. 67     But Simonopio's Image Invades Your Mind   Nico   The taxi driver. 87     Had My Mama Known Everything   Lazaro Cárdenas A Mexican statesman.   H. G. Wells An English writer.   The Murmur of Bees suggested by Jacqueline Chorney