ising ▁of ▁the ▁lot . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁spo iled ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Stephen ▁and ▁Clara ▁– ▁spo iled ▁by ▁his ▁too - ind ul gent ▁mother , ▁with ▁no ▁father ▁present ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁guidance . ▁Charlie ▁is ▁looked ▁up ▁to ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁boys ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁particularly ▁char ming ▁and ▁well ▁loved ▁in ▁society , ▁nick named ▁" Pr ince ▁Ch arm ing " ▁by ▁the ▁girls . ▁He ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with , ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁w oo , ▁Rose . ▁Alexander ▁Mack en zie ▁Campbell ▁( Mac ): ▁The ▁elder ▁son ▁of ▁Mac ▁and ▁Jane . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Book w orm , ▁or ▁simply ▁“ the ▁W orm ,” ▁Mac ▁always ▁has ▁his ▁nose ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁wis est ▁and ▁most ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁c ous ins , ▁even ▁though ▁through ▁absent - mind ed ness ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁he ▁is ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁basic ▁social ▁skills . ▁In ▁Rose ▁in ▁Blo om , ▁Rose ▁tries ▁to ▁help ▁Mac ▁overcome ▁his ▁awk ward ▁social ▁skills ▁by ▁inv iting ▁him ▁to ▁accomp any ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁dance , ▁and ▁he ▁generally ▁allows ▁her ▁to ▁" pol ish " ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁well - r ounded ▁gentleman . ▁He ▁later ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Rose . ▁Stephen ▁Campbell ▁( Ste ve ): ▁Young er ▁brother ▁of ▁Mac . ▁A ▁good - n ature d , ▁though ▁rather ▁conce ited ▁d andy , ▁he ▁id ol izes ▁Charlie ▁and ▁copies ▁him ▁in