CHARACTERS
| Age | |
| Cyrille van Belle, Burgomaster of Stilemonde | 60 |
| Isabelle, his daughter | 25 |
| Floris, his son | 14 |
| Major Baron von Rochow | 45 |
| Lieutenant Otto Hilmer, the Burgomaster’s son-in-law | 30 |
| Lieutenant Karl von Schaunberg | 28 |
| The Municipal Secretary | 30 |
| Claus, the Burgomaster’s head-gardener | 62 |
| Jean Gilson | 30 |
| The Burgomaster’s Footman | |
| A German Sergeant | |
| A German Soldier |