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Voldemar
also: Вольдемар
The genteel, French-flavored name the lady gives to the young writer she is confiding in on the train; an affectation rather than a real identity, part of the story's parody of high-society manners.
Reading notes
- An Enigmatic Nature §4 Voldemar
The lady's genteel French-flavored form of address for the writer (from Vladimir); using it instead of the plain Russian name is itself a piece of affectation, part of the story's parody of high-society manners.