concept
Depré, Bauer, and Arabazhi
also: Депре, Бауэр и Арабажи
A trio of real period Moscow wine and spirits merchants (Depré, a fashionable French wine importer; Bauer; Arabazhi) invoked together as shorthand for strong drink; the narrator blames his terror on their having gone to his head rather than admit to real fright.
Reading notes
- A Night in the Cemetery §16 Depré, Bauer, and Arabazhi
Real Moscow wine and spirits merchants of the period (Depré was a well-known fashionable importer of French wines; Bauer and Arabazhi were fellow dealers in the trade). The narrator invokes the trio as a comic shorthand for the alcohol still working in his system, blaming them rather than admit to real superstitious fear.