Chapter 2 main character
Vanya (Ivan Petrovich) - the narrator of the story in this book, that is, "I" in the book, orphan, writer.
Jeremy Smith - Russian-British, Nellie's grandfather.
Ikhhenev, Nizhanla Sergeyitch - Natasha's father.
Natasha (Natalia Nikolayemina), the daughter of Ihmenieda, eloped with Alyosha and was abandoned afterward.
Anna Andreevna Shumilova - wife of Ikhmenev, mother of Natasha.
Valkovsky, Pyotr Alexandrovitch—the prince, Alyosha's father.When he was young, he abducted Smith's daughter, but he abandoned her in chaos and ended up abandoning her. She died of poverty and illness, and left a daughter named Nellie, who lived on begging and servants.
Alyosha (Alexey Petrovich) - the prince's son, Natasha's lover.This is a seemingly innocent, naive, but extremely selfish playboy. He also abandoned Natasha from beginning to end, and later fell in love with another woman.
Woman Katya.
Katya (Katelyna Feodorovna Filimenova) - rich girl, Alyosha's fiancée.
Nelly (Ye Lian) - Smith's granddaughter, born to Smith's daughter and Duke Valkowski.
Bubnova, Anna Trifonovna - landlady, trafficker.A madam who secretly keeps prostitutes.
Masloboyev, Philip Philippech - Vanya's schoolmate, private detective.
Alexandra Semyonovna - Masloboyev's lover.