figure
Feofan Manafuilov
the sexton
also: дьячок Феофан Манафуилов
An invented character, the church sexton who supplies pious justifications for the flogging while leafing through a prayer book, and is the only one visibly embarrassed once the money is found.
Reading notes
- The Trial §2 the sexton Feofan Manafuilov
The church sexton, who supplies pious-sounding justifications for the flogging while paging through his prayer book.