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Miss Nevinnova
also: Devitsa Nevinnova
The signatory of a mock classified-ad summons to "Yegorushka." Her surname is built on \emph{nevinnyy}, "innocent" -- the name itself is the joke, paired with the attorney Moshennikov ("Mr. Swindler") elsewhere in the piece.
Reading notes
- The Attorney I. N. Moshennikov §3 Miss Nevinnova
A comic surname built on \emph{nevinnyy}, "innocent" -- the name itself is the joke, in the same vein as the attorney Moshennikov ("Mr. Swindler") in the piece's title.