# Mrs. Bunce — Phineas Finn character guide

> Mrs. Bunce in Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bunce

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-mr-and-mrs-bunce

## Who they are

Mr. Bunce's kind wife who looks after Phineas.

## In the story

### [Phineas Finn Takes His Seat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/iii-phineas-finn-takes-his-seat)

Phineas's landlady in Great Marlborough Street, who is genuinely impressed by his becoming a Member of Parliament.

### [Mr. and Mrs. Bunce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/vii-mr-and-mrs-bunce)

Motherly and proud of Phineas's handsome appearance and parliamentary status; dislikes her husband's politics but values respectability.

### [Do Be Punctual](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xxi-do-be-punctual)

Phineas's landlady who warns him about Clarkson's visit and identifies him as a money collector.

### [Mr. Turnbull’s Carriage Stops the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xxv-mr-turnbull-s-carriage-stops-the-way)

Informs Phineas of her husband's arrest and expresses her fears and concerns.

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