# Dame Hansen — Ticket No. 9672 character guide > Dame Hansen in Ticket No. 9672 by Jules Verne. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** good Dame Hansen, the Hansen, Dame Hansen—I **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Who they are The Hansen family's stern, black-clad matriarch, who keeps her worries about failing crops and family finances locked behind a reserve her children cannot breach. ## Relationships ### [Hulda Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/hulda_hansen) _family_ Dame Hansen is Hulda's mother, often strict and controlling, creating a tense but familial dynamic. ### [Sylvius Hogg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/sylvius_hogg) _social_ Dame Hansen interacts with Sylvius as a respected acquaintance, though she is wary of his influence on her daughter. ### [Joel Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/joel_hansen) _family_ Dame Hansen is Joel's mother, with a protective but sometimes overbearing relationship. ### [Ole Kamp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/ole_kamp) _social_ Dame Hansen views Ole as a respectable young man, but is cautious about his involvement with Hulda. ### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/mother) _family_ Dame Hansen and Mother are likely relatives or close family friends, sharing a supportive bond. ### [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/the_stranger) _psychological_ Dame Hansen is unsettled by The Stranger, whose mysterious presence creates an atmosphere of suspicion and fear. ### [Hulda Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/hulda_hansen) _family_ Dame Hansen is Hulda's mother, often strict and controlling, creating a tense but familial dynamic. ### [Sylvius Hogg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/sylvius_hogg) _social_ Dame Hansen interacts with Sylvius as a respected acquaintance, though she is wary of his influence on her daughter. ### [Hulda Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/hulda_hansen) _family_ Dame Hansen is Hulda's mother, often strict and controlling, creating a tense but familial dynamic. ### [Ole Kamp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/ole_kamp) _social_ Dame Hansen views Ole as a respectable young man, but is cautious about his involvement with Hulda. ### [Joel Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/joel_hansen) _family_ Dame Hansen is Joel's mother, with a protective but sometimes overbearing relationship. ### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/mother) _family_ Dame Hansen and Mother are likely relatives or close family friends, sharing a supportive bond. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/i) Hulda's mother, who plans to go to Moel for provisions and shows concern about the letter. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/ii) Innkeeper of the well-regarded inn at Dal, noted for her well-stocked cellar and larder. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/iii) The widowed mother of Joel and Hulda, about 50 years old, reserved and self-reliant. She wears mourning and manages the inn and farm, but is uncommunicative about financial troubles. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/iv) Anxious and gloomy; receives a troubling message from Monsieur Sandgoist. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/v) Despondent and distracted after her meeting with the stranger, though she denies anything is wrong. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/vi) Dame Hansen returns to find the stranger installed. She becomes uneasy and, after reading his name in the register, tears up his bill, saying he owes nothing. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/vii) Her mysterious behavior regarding Sandgoist is discussed; she remains silent and distressed. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/x) Hosts Sylvius Hogg at her inn and is honored by his presence. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xii) Disapproves of Hulda's refusal, repeatedly lamenting the offered five thousand marks; fears the loss of a certain sum for a speculative chance. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xiv) Revealed to have secretly mortgaged the Dal property; pressures Hulda to sell the ticket to clear the debt, and finally takes the ticket from her daughter. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xv) Defends her decision to sell the ticket to Sandgoist, arguing necessity; feels superstitious dread after Hogg's rebuke. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xx) No longer haunted by fear of Sandgoist; rejoices in the family's happiness. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/dame_hansen - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters