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Fortunatov
also: псаломщик Фортунатов
An invented character, the church psalm-reader discovered under Yegor Yegorych's wife's bed -- the story's final comic twist and second, unrelated scandal.
Reading notes
- St. Peter's Day §190 the psalm-reader Fortunatov
An invented character, the church psalm-reader (a minor lay clerical office) discovered under Yegor Yegorych's wife's bed -- the story's final comic twist, delivering a scandal that has nothing to do with the doctor everyone suspected.