Characters
- Dr. Heidegger - Old and wise physician who is the protagonist of the story.
- Colonel Killigrew - A man who throughout his life has had many different sexual partners and many different pleasures.
- Mr. Medbourne - Once a rich merchant who lost most of his money gambling, but claimed that he lost it in a stock investment.
- Mr. Gascoigne - A politician whose career was cut short.
- Widow Wycherly - Formerly a beautiful woman loved by the three gentlemen.
- Sylvia Ward- Woman whose portrait hangs on the wall. She was supposed to marry Dr. Heidegger but died a day before their marriage
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