# The Count — Sylvie and Bruno character guide

> The Count in Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the French Count

**First appearance:** 0001-volume-i-i-less-bread-more-taxes

## Who they are

A French nobleman who appears briefly.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The Count is a minor noble character who interacts with the Narrator in social or courtly settings.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The Count is a minor noble character who interacts with the Narrator in social or courtly settings.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The Count is a minor noble character who interacts with the Narrator in social or courtly settings.

## In the story

### [Fairy-Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xii-fairy-music)

Excitedly inquires about the name of Sylvie's piece and later is led by the children to find a song.

### [XIII: What Tottles Meant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xiii-what-tottles-meant)

The French Count is briefly mentioned as the source of the musical tones that the narrator initially attributes to Mein Herr.

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