CHARACTERS:

NAME: S/Sgt. "Froggy" LeSeur

AGE RANGE:

A British Army sergeant, "well-fed, flushed with the spirit of adventure." He's a well-meaning friend.

Late 40s

NAME: Charlie Baker

AGE RANGE:

Also British, "standing in his forlorn trenchcoat, (he) seems quietly, somehow permanently, lost. "I've sat behind my grey little proofreader's desk for twenty seven years."  Tentative.

Late 40's

NAME: Betty Meeks

AGE RANGE:

 "Like everyone, is wise about some things and naïve about others."  Maternal.

70+

NAME: Rev. David Marshall Lee

AGE RANGE:

"Friendly.he seems to be a regular fella - humorous, and open . a good man to have on our side." Cunning.

20's to 30's

NAME: Catherine Simms

AGE RANGE:

Fiancee of David and pregnant by him.  A "formidable little figure.basilisk stare from her pretty face." Strong-minded, she knows exactly what she wants and is determined to get it.

18 to 20

NAME: Owen Musser

AGE RANGE:

Catherine's younger brother, "There doesn't, we must admit, seem to be much to Ellard.  He is a lumpy, overgrown, backward youth." But he's not stupid, and generosity comes easily to him.