Principal Characters in the Novel
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Curtis Jadwin, capitalist and speculator.
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Sheldon Corthell, an artist.
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Landry Court, broker’s clerk.
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Samuel Gretry, a broker.
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Charles Cressler, a dealer in grain.
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Mrs. Cressler, his wife.
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Laura Dearborn, protégé of Mrs. Cressler.
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Page Dearborn, her sister.
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Mrs. Emily Wessels, aunt of Laura and Page.