Ticket No. 9672 · Character

Monsieur Sandgoist

A Drammen businessman who arrives at the Hansen inn determined to buy Hulda's lottery ticket, treating superstition as a market he intends to corner.

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Also known as Sandgoist, Mr. Sandgoist

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Ticket No. 9672, Monsieur Sandgoist is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as planning a visit to Dame Hansen, causing her distress.

Monsieur Sandgoist first appears in 0000 i.

In IV: Mentioned as planning a visit to Dame Hansen, causing her distress.

Later, in VI: The stranger is revealed as Sandgoist from Drammen. He is critical, miserly, and inspects the inn as if evaluating it for purchase.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because Sylvius Hogg’s return from his secret journey to Bergen coincid…

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IV
Mentioned as planning a visit to Dame Hansen, causing her distress.
VI
The stranger is revealed as Sandgoist from Drammen. He is critical, miserly, and inspects the inn as if evaluating it for purchase.
VII
His visit and appraisal of the inn are recounted; his connection to Dame Hansen is a source of concern.
IX
Mentioned as a contrast to Sylvius Hogg; his name appears in the inn register.
XIV
Arrives at Dal to demand the lottery ticket, threatening foreclosure; offers to cancel the mortgage in exchange for the ticket, and is forcibly removed by Joel.
XV
Now holds the lottery ticket after foreclosing on the Hansen farm; faces public scorn for his exploitative actions.
XVII
Publicly reviled as a scoundrel; people hope he loses the money he paid for the ticket and that he does not attend the drawing.
XIX
Rumored to be in Christiania; his ticket number 9672 wins the grand prize, but he does not step forward.

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