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Ivan Chelyustin
Chelyustin
The coffin-maker's son-in-law who writes the letter explaining the coffins, sent to hide his bankrupt father-in-law's stock from creditors; his name derives from 'chelyust' (jaw, jawbone).
Reading notes
- A Terrible Night §180 Ivan Chelyustin
The coffin-maker's son-in-law, whose letter (found inside the empty coffin) explains the whole mystery as an attempt to hide the bankrupt coffin-maker's stock from creditors; his name derives from chelyust (jaw, jawbone).