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Khryapunov
also: Хряпунов, артист Хряпунов
An actor beaten by the merchant Semyon Ivanovich, who through his attorney Erzayev demands a hundred roubles' compensation, then in his own blustering note offers a discount out of contempt for his debtor's low intellect.
Reading notes
- A Fairground "Total" §5 Побитый вами артист Хряпунов
The premise established in the very first legible scrap: the merchant has physically beaten an actor and is now being formally dunned for damages through a lawyer.