# Tom Gabel — Short Fiction character guide

> Tom Gabel in Short Fiction by Hjalmar Söderberg.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A character appearing in one or more stories, possibly a working-class figure.

## Relationships

### [Frederick Richard Fant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/characters/frederick_richard_fant)

_rivalry_

Frederick Richard Fant and Tom Gabel are frequent antagonists, competing for status or influence.

### [Frederick Richard Fant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/characters/frederick_richard_fant)

_rivalry_

Frederick Richard Fant and Tom Gabel are frequent antagonists, competing for status or influence.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/i)

Miss Gabel is the woman Fant danced with and is implied to be his love interest; she dances with her cousin.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/iii)

Edith's cousin, an attaché at the embassy in Madrid, visiting and expected to join them for dinner.

### [The Clown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-clown)

The boy who was bullied, now an actor playing a clown; the narrator identifies him as a former schoolmate.

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