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General's-wife Zherebchikova
Generalsha Zherebchikova
also: генеральша Жеребчикова
A mentioned-but-unseen acquaintance of the wife in "Both Better", an unhappy woman fleeced by Count Dare-Deviltry, prone to weeping and rambling, whom the wife warns the narrator not to lend money to.
Reading notes
- Both Better §4 General's-wife Zherebchikova
"Generalsha" is the courtesy title for a general's wife in Imperial Russia, conferring a reflected rank of her own within polite society.