The Story of Gösta Berling · Character
Madame Gustava Sinclair
Melchior Sinclair's wife and Marianne's mother, a gentle woman.
minor
Also known as Gustava
First appearance: part i vi the ball at ekeby
Madame Gustava Sinclair shows up with force in IX: The Auction at Björne. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Distraught over the auction, she tries to stop Melchior by telling him of Marianne's illness, but he continues out of shame.
Madame Gustava Sinclair first appears in 0010 part i vi the ball at ekeby.
In IX: The Auction at Björne: Distraught over the auction, she tries to stop Melchior by telling him of Marianne's illness, but he continues out of shame.
Later, in XIV: Old Songs: Melchior's wife, who orders the removal of a troublesome stone, sparking her husband's anger. She later becomes his caretaker and finds happiness in being everything to him.
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See Madame Gustava Sinclair in part i vi the ball at ekeby