# The Stranger — Ticket No. 9672 character guide

> The Stranger in Ticket No. 9672 by Jules Verne.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the stranger, The stranger

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A solemn, watchful figure whose presence at the Christiania lottery drawing hints at secrets and stakes beyond the numbered urns.

## Who they are

The stranger is an enigmatic presence in the crowd at the great Schools Lottery drawing, a solemn-looking man whose deep voice and restless attention to the numbers suggest he has much riding on the outcome. His identity and motives remain deliberately obscured, making him a quiet source of unease amid the public spectacle. He matters because his presence sharpens the tension of the drawing itself, reminding the reader that not everyone in the hall is there merely as a spectator.

## Relationships

### [Dame Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/dame_hansen)

_psychological_

Dame Hansen is unsettled by The Stranger, whose mysterious presence creates an atmosphere of suspicion and fear.

### [Dame Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/dame_hansen)

_psychological_

Dame Hansen is unsettled by The Stranger, whose mysterious presence creates an atmosphere of suspicion and fear.

### [Dame Hansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/dame_hansen)

_psychological_

Dame Hansen is unsettled by The Stranger, whose mysterious presence creates an atmosphere of suspicion and fear.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/v)

Arrives at the inn on April 19, asking for a guide, and his message deeply agitated Dame Hansen.

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