# Mrs. Cruncher — A Tale of Two Cities character guide

> Mrs. Cruncher in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cruncher, the dejected Mrs. Cruncher

**First appearance:** 0023-xiv-the-honest-tradesman

## Who they are

The pious and long-suffering wife of Mr. Cruncher.

## In the story

### [Five Years Later](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/i-five-years-later)

Mr. Cruncher's wife, a woman of orderly and industrious appearance who is repeatedly scolded by her husband for praying, which he calls 'flopping.'

### [XIV: The Honest Tradesman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xiv-the-honest-tradesman)

Dejectedly endures her husband's accusations of praying and is warned against meditating petitions.

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