Stellan Selamb

I: The Cry

Stellan is sent to bed early with Laura and Tord because of the impending event.

II: The Robber’s Stronghold

Leads the funeral game and robber play, claims the town as his own, wrestles with Herman.

III: The Dance of the Crow Indians

Plays 'Black Panther,' leads the mockery, then shrugs off the scolding.

Peter the Watchdog

Waits on his father at dinner and later receives crayfish from Brundin.

VI: The Two Fair Heads

Lies in a hammock, kicks the rotten boat, and schemes to visit Stonehill via Ekbacken.

September Spring

Stellan is mentioned as having told Laura about Elvira Lähnfeldt's plans to attend a boarding school in Neuchatel.

IX: Peter the Boss

Stellan is lazy, supercilious, and in uniform. He borrows money from Peter and loses it back to him in a card game, writing an I.O.U. He sneers at Peter's commonness.

X: Laura's Marriage

Arranges wedding, speaks cynically about Laura's marriage to Peter, is overheard by Laura.

XI: The Spanish Saint

Visits Percy and Hedvig, praising Percy's wealth and art while subtly encouraging Hedvig to embrace a life of luxury; rides a horse named 'Ace of Spades.'

Peter Casts Out Majängen and Brings Home Ekbacken

Mentions the glue works smell as 'the sirocco'.

XIII: Tord's Exile

Stellan, ever ironic, feels bitterness that Tord's egoism has declined from the family's successful standard, and demands Tord be kept away from his social circles.

I: Laura Entertains

A skilled and passionate gambler who wins heavily from Manne but loses to Levy. He later negotiates with Peter to sell Kolsnäs for 50,000 crowns.

IV: The Cold Moment

Experiences a 'cold moment' of fear and existential dread; proposes to Elvira in a detached, unsentimental manner; confronts Peter over debts; invites Elvira to a balloon ascent.

VI: The Great Dinner

Feels frozen and isolated at the dinner, contemplates a bitter toast to absent friends, and observes Georg with a sense of relief.

VIII: Tord Sails Out to Sea

Arrives with Laura to confront Tord, is humiliated and forced back onto his boat.

IX: Peter's Tombstone

Stellan joins the siblings' visit to Peter, concerned about family name and scandal, and later inherits only Peter's old watch.