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Ivan Gavrilovich
also: Гаврилыч, Gavrilych, Жан, Jean
A tongue-tied Moscow merchant's son who proposes to Nadya on the terrace in halting, tradesman-inflected speech; the suitor she ultimately writes to accept.
Reading notes
- Which of the Three? §2 Ivan Gavrilovich
The tongue-tied merchant's son who proposes to Nadya first, in halting speech sprinkled with the deferential "-s" particle typical of tradesman's Russian.