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Ivan Yevseich
also: Иван Евсеич, приказчик, the steward
General Buldeyev's estate steward, who recommends a folk tooth-charmer in Saratov but cannot recall the man's surname -- only that it is 'something horsy' -- setting off the story's central comic search.
Reading notes
- A Horsy Name §2 steward
Приказчик (prikazchik): the manager of a landowner's estate business -- overseeing peasants, accounts, and daily affairs -- a trusted, literate servant occupying a position between the gentry and the common household staff.