Maud Lilly - The heiress whom Sue plans to defraud
Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers - Partner in crime to both Sue and Maud
Mrs. Sucksby - Adoptive mother of Sue; Maud's real mother
Mr. Ibbs - The crooked pawn seller who runs the 'den of thieves' with Mrs. Sucksby
Christopher Lilly - Maud's 'uncle', in reality Sue's uncle; brother of Marianne Lilly
Dainty - Sue's best friend in Lant Street; a petty thief and close friend of John Vroom
John Vroom - An ill-tempered boy; also a petty thief
Mrs. Stiles - Maud's childhood carer; a bitter woman who never recovered from the loss of her own daughter
Charles Way - A knife boy at Briar, who becomes enamoured with Gentleman
Mr. Way - A servant at Briar; father of Charles
Agnes - Maud's long-suffering maid, who is seduced by Gentleman in order to make a post available for Sue
Marianne Lilly - Susan's mother, whom Maud believed to be hers; her father and brother had her committed to an asylum after giving birth, where she died
Mrs. Cream - The owner of the cottage in which Gentleman and Maud stayed in, on the night of their elopement, along with Sue; Charles' aunt.
Dr. Christie - Head doctor at the mental asylum where Sue is kept
Nurse Spiller - One of the asylum's nurses who is particularly cruel to Sue
Nurse Bacon - The ward nurse at the asylum who is more lazy than cruel
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