▁everything , ▁not ▁always ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁advantage . ▁However , ▁his ▁intent ions ▁are ▁sound , ▁and ▁he ▁proves ▁to ▁have ▁greater ▁self - control ▁and ▁will power ▁than ▁Charlie ▁ever ▁displays . ▁He ▁gets ▁engaged ▁to ▁K itt y ▁Van ▁T ass el . ▁William ▁and ▁George ▁Campbell ▁( Will ▁and ▁Ge ord ie ): ▁Second ▁and ▁third ▁sons ▁of ▁J em ▁and ▁Jess ie . ▁They ▁are ▁in ▁cad et ▁school ▁now , ▁and ▁very ▁proud ▁of ▁their ▁uniform s , ▁though ▁perhaps ▁a ▁bit ▁awk ward ▁by ▁sudden ▁growth ▁sp ur ts . ▁They ▁are ▁just ▁now ▁becoming ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁society , ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁children . ▁James ▁Campbell ▁( J am ie ): ▁Young est ▁son ▁of ▁J em ▁and ▁Jess ie ; ▁the ▁much - lo ved ▁but ▁only ▁slightly ▁spo iled ▁baby ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁in app ropri ately ▁burst ing ▁out ▁information ▁he ▁over he ard ▁the ▁a un ts ▁saying ▁in ▁confidence . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁Rose ' s , ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁boys . ▁P he be ▁Moore : ▁A ▁sweet ▁ma id ▁who ▁Rose ▁be fri ended ▁in ▁E ight ▁C ous ins . ▁Between ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁E ight ▁C ous ins ▁and ▁Rose ▁in ▁Blo om , ▁she ▁travel s ▁with ▁Rose ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁upon ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁begins ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁singer .