An unnamed individual living in a quiet, isolated house in the southern part of England. Sensitive to their environment, they hear the subtle movements of a ghostly couple and follow their path through the rooms and gardens. The narrator exists in a liminal space between wakefulness and sleep, observing the supernatural occurrences with curiosity and a pervasive sadness rather than fear.

A spirit who lived in the house centuries ago. After the death of his wife, he left the property and traveled the world before eventually passing away himself. Reunited with his partner in death, he gently roams his former home seeking a long-lost item they refer to only as "it."

A spectral woman who died hundreds of years ago, long before her husband. She and her partner share a deep, enduring connection that binds them to their former home. She murmurs short, nostalgic phrases to her companion as they quietly search the drawing-room and garden for something left behind.

An old, somewhat isolated property in southern England surrounded by gloomy but sunlit gardens. The text treats the structure as a living entity that responds to the emotions of its inhabitants, past and present. It beats with a rhythmic pulse that imitates a heartbeat, reacting to the spirits that roam its halls.

An unnamed person sharing the narrator's bed, designated only as part of the plural pronoun "us." They remain sound asleep while the ghostly couple watches over them, representing the living inhabitants of the home.