Criticism on Babylon Revisited
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Character Descriptions
Charlie Wales (Charles J. Wales), 35, has returned to Paris from Prague for four or five days to see his daughter Honoria and to attempt to regain custody of her from his sister-in-law Marion. Charlie lost custody of his daughter after the death of his wife, Helen. Charlie had consented to Marion's legal guardianship while he was in a sanitarium because of his problems with alcohol. Charlie is seemingly recovered and stable now and eager to reclaim his daughter.
Honoria Wales, Charlie's daughter, is living with the Lincoln Peters family in Paris. She is a "lovely little girl of nine."
Marion Peters is Charlie's sister-in-law, the sister of his deceased wife Helen. She has custody of Honoria, Charlie's daughter. Marion has an "unalterable distrust" of Charlie and is not so willing to yield custody of Honoria to him...