Characters of Both Versions
- Erast Fandorin, a famous detective who has just returned from Japan.
- Masa, Fandorin's Japanese manservant who owes Fandorin his life.
- Yan Boretsky, a student who dropped his studies for his researches on vaccines. He plans to marry his cousin, Inga, though he doesn't seem too enthusiastic about it.
- Inga Boretskaya, daughter of wealthy parents. She is much in love with Yan and is enthusiastic about marrying him. She called herself "Ying" when she was little and couldn't say her name correctly.
- Kazimir Boretsky, Yan's father and a desperate alcoholic.
- Stanislav Boretsky and Lidiya Boretskaya, Inga's wealthy parents.
- Robert Dickson, the deceased Sigizmund Boretsky's doctor, who couldn't keep him from dying.
- Stepan Slyunkov, the lawyer who tells the Boretsy family about Sigizmund's will.
- Faddey, the absent-minded servant of the deceased Sigizmund Boretsky.
- Arkasha, the somewhat sinister lackey. He seems to have a crush on Glasha and is jealous when the latter shows sympathy for Masa.
- Glafira (more often referred to as Glasha), a house maid.
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