concept
Objet
objet
also: обже
French for "object," used colloquially among the Russian gentry to mean the object of one's affections; the narrator uses the borrowed word to refer coyly to Kazusov's elder daughter.
Reading notes
- A Confession §14 objet
French for 'object' or, colloquially, 'the object of one's affections'; the narrator uses the borrowed word, fashionable among the Russian gentry, to refer coyly to Kazusov's elder daughter.