▁te ases ▁J em ▁for ▁playing ▁' g ir ly ' ▁games ▁with ▁Het ty . ▁Marcus ▁– ▁Peg ▁and ▁John ' s ▁oldest ▁son . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁and ▁not ▁encountered ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁Big ▁El iza ▁– ▁Het ty ' s ▁older ▁fost er ▁sister ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁young est ▁of ▁Peg ▁and ▁John ' s ▁bi ological ▁children . ▁She ▁be ars ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁found ling ▁brought ▁into ▁their ▁family . ▁Ros ie ▁– ▁Het ty ' s ▁older ▁fost er ▁sister ▁and ▁the ▁second - you ng est ▁bi ological ▁child ▁of ▁Peg ▁and ▁John . ▁▁ ▁Pat ty ▁- ▁Het ty ' s ▁best friend ▁at ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital ▁B ess ▁and ▁N ora ▁– ▁Peg ▁and ▁John ' s ▁oldest ▁daughters . ▁They ▁are ▁in ▁service ▁and ▁are ▁never ▁encountered ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁I da ▁B atter se a ▁– ▁The ▁kind ▁kitchen ▁ma id ▁at ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital ▁who ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Het ty ▁Fe ather ' s ▁bi ological ▁mother . ▁Pol ly ▁Ren f rew ▁– ▁Het ty ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁at ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital . ▁She ▁is ▁adopted ▁by ▁a ▁couple ▁whose ▁daughter ▁Lucy ▁had ▁died ▁of ▁flu . ▁Har ri et ▁– ▁A ▁kind ▁older ▁girl ▁at ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital ▁who ▁takes ▁a ▁sh ine ▁to ▁Het ty . ▁She ila ▁– ▁A ▁girl ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁d orm itory ▁as ▁Het ty