# Alexander Petrovitch Weber — The Faraway Bride character guide

> Alexander Petrovitch Weber in The Faraway Bride by Stella Benson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Alexander Weber, young Weber, young Alexander, Sasha Weber

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Snapshot

A young man whose reports on Tatiana Pavlovna's many broken betrothals have hardened into a warning: better to be dead than promised to her.

## Who they are

Alexander Petrovitch Weber speaks of Tatiana with a finality that colors how others see her, telling Seryozha in Chi-tao-kou that she is many times betrothed, perhaps married to a devil, not good for men. His judgments travel ahead of Tatiana like weather, shaping the suspicions of suitors and strangers alike. Whether spurned, disillusioned, or merely observant, he functions as the story's cautionary voice about the Ostapenko daughter, and his words press on every man who might consider her.

## Relationships

### [Anna Semionovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/characters/anna_semionovna)

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Alexander Petrovitch Weber and Anna Semionovna are acquaintances or social contacts, with moderate interaction.

### [Anna Semionovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/characters/anna_semionovna)

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Alexander Petrovitch Weber and Anna Semionovna are acquaintances or social contacts, with moderate interaction.

### [Anna Semionovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/characters/anna_semionovna)

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Alexander Petrovitch Weber and Anna Semionovna are acquaintances or social contacts, with moderate interaction.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/chapters/vii)

Sasha Weber is mentioned as having committed suicide by cutting his throat, leaving a note blaming Tatiana for his death. His memory haunts the chapter's discussion of pain and mortality.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as Tatiana's betrothed who committed suicide by cutting his throat, an example of the Ostapenko family curse.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faraway_bride_se/chapters/ix)

Has committed suicide; his letter to Anna explains his philosophical reasons and bequeaths his compass to Tatiana; Anna sees his body as a 'pale death' waiting for Seryozha.

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