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. |