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Compton

This character flies the plane meant to take the protagonist back to the city to save his life. He appears in the dream at the end of the story.

Harry

This character is the protagonist of the story. He is a writer and has had many experiences in Europe. He also very much enjoys big-game hunting.

Helen

This character is the protagonist’s lover. She remains unnamed until the end of the story, when the narrator describes her meeting with the aviator of the airplane.

Molo

This character in the story is the African servant who serves the protagonist and his mistress.

Nansen

In one of the protagonist's first flashbacks of memory, he recalls this character arguing with his secretary about the presence of snow on the mountains.

The Deserter

In the protagonist's flashback to living at the woodcutter's house in the winter, he recalls this person...

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