<Li> Harris--Housemate to Wilson </Li> <Li> "Dicky" Pemberton--Inspector who commits suicide due to his large debt to Yusef . </Li> <Li> Helen Rolt--Newly arriving widow who becomes Scobie's mistress . </Li> <Li> Yusef--Syrian local black marketeer who blackmails Scobie after finding a letter in which he expresses his love for Helen . </Li>

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