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Gavrila
also: Гаврила, Хаврилу, Havrila
A servant of the Vaksin household, sent into town by Vaksin himself and so unavailable to answer the night bell -- one of the absent staff whose absence forces Vaksin to wake the governess.
Reading notes
- Nerves §9 Gavrila
A household servant's name; his absence (sent into town on an errand) and the maid Glafira's absence are what leave only the governess to answer Vaksin's ringing in the small hours.