| 1 | Rachel | | Child left by parents in the care of two strangers. Aka: Wren. |
| | Walter (1) | | Rachel and Nathaniel's guardian. Aka: The Moth. |
| | Marsh | Felon | The boy who fell from the roof and broke his hip. |
| | | Shackleton | One of the boys who started the tradition of pissing in sink. |
| | P. G. | Wodehouse | One of the boys who started the tradition of pissing in sink. |
| | Norman | Marshall | Former best welterweight boxer. Aka: The Pimlico Darter. |
| | Nathaniel | | Child left by their parents in care of two strangers. Aka: Stitch |
| | | | Schwer - Difficult. |
| | Mr. | Florence | A beekeeper. |
| | Citronella | | A couturier. Worked as a spy during the war. |
| | Tim | Cornford | One of Nathaniel's co-workers. |
| | Tolroy | | One of Nathaniel's co-workers. |
| | Harry | Nkoma | A piano player and fabulist. |
| | Mrs. | Rafferty | Nkoma's piano teacher. |
| | Olive | Lawrence | An ethnographer. One of The Darter's girls. |
| | Max | | Agnes's brother. |
| | Agnes | | Nathaniel's girlfriend. |
| | Arthur | McCash | One of The Moth's friends. |
| | Rose | Williams | Rachel and Nathaniel's mother. Aka: Viola. |
| 2 | Mrs. | Malakite | The owner of the house bought by Nathaniel. |
| | Sam | Malakite | Mrs. Malakite's husband. |
| | Walter (2) | | Rachel's son. |
| | | Mint | A Pastor. |
| | Ruth | Howard | The one who introduced Felon to secret wars. |
| | | Connolly | One of the secret wars operatives. |
| | | Jacobs | One of the secret wars operatives. |
| | Carmen | | Rose's contact. |
| | | Hardwick | The other woman in the hut. |
| | Sophie | | Supposedly The Darter's wife. |
