Characters

The erotica novelist Otterbourne Salome 'and her daughter' Rosalie;
Mrs. Allerton 'and his son, Tim';
The US trustee Linnet, Andrew Pennington, who went on to found "by chance" with her in Egypt;
Linnet French maid, Louise Bourget;
American socialite Marie Van Schuyler 'and his younger cousin,' Cornelia Robson;
Nurse Miss Van Schuyler, Miss Bowers;
A young traveler named Ferguson, a communist declared;
The archaeologist, Signor Richetti;
A shy young man named James Fanthorp;
An Austrian physician named Dr. Bessner.