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Varvara Petrovna
Varya
also: Варвара Петровна, Varya, Варя
A young wife whose alarm at a mysterious nighttime wailing sets the story's comic plot in motion; her husband calls her 'Varya'.
Reading notes
- The Cat §1 Varvara Petrovna
The young wife whose alarm at a mysterious nighttime noise sets the story in motion; called 'Varya' for short by her husband.