Chapter 5 Characters

Man on the Train - 'The only thing she remembered about the man were his checkered suit and bowler hat-and there were dozens of those in sight.'
Mathew Bedwell - 'He was starting to rave.' 'Lockhart, he said I remember now. Adelaide, are you there?' 'A man called Lockhart . . . . asked me to find his daughter. A girl called Sally. I've got a message for her. Very important. . . . Could you find her for me?' 'What would my brother say' - Important because it shows his brother looks down on him. 'The Reverend Nicholas Bedwell' 'My twin. Identical. The same body, but his spirits all light . . .'

italics - This Quote is important because it tells us more about the links involved in the story.

Adelaide - 'For fear Mrs Holland would ask her what the Gentleman had said, and yet she feared to stay, for his words brought nightmares to her.' 'The seven blessings-this phrase had come twice lately, and each time with terror.' ' This was a lie. Adelaide's father had been anonymous even to her mother, who herself had vanished a fortnight after her birth; but Adelaide had invented a father, and formed him in the image on the most splendid and galleant men her stunned life had ever seen.'

italics - my personal view (Barney) is that Adelaide's parents are not that important, but they may well appear later in the book. The important part about this quote is that Adelaide obviously wanted a parent and rollmodel, instead she feels sorry for herself as she has been raised by Mrs Holland, this may cause a problem later in the book.