A kind-hearted and honorable English industrialist who quietly wanders through hotels in Homburg, Roulettenbourg, and Europe. Although he is bound to Polina Aleksandrovna with sincere love, he knows of her wounded pride and keeps an eye on her from afar. Despite clearly seeing Aleksey İvanoviç’s shortcomings, he is the only person who watches his potential and passion with respect. At the climax of the novel, when Polina is in a moment of crisis, he takes her under his protection. At the very end of the novel, he finds Aleksey—who has turned into a carefree drifter—and tells him the truths, but he extends a helping hand even though he knows Aleksey is beyond saving.
A significant sugar factory owner (Lovell and Co.) in England, and also the noble nephew of Lord Peabroke. He lives a moral and secure bourgeois-aristocratic life, far from monetary crises, scandals, and gambling.
He resembles an unassuming, quiet, shy-looking but very distinguished Englishman. He is tall and wears English-style clothes that likely suit his wealth but are far from ostentatious.
Büyükanne
A personage at whose scariness and oddities he smiles with honesty.
Aleksey İvanoviç
A tragic companion whom he observes with respect, pity, and disappointment.
Polina Aleksandrovna
An honorable woman whom he loves deeply and for whom he would offer all he has in any crisis.