person
Alice Osipovna Enquête
Alice Osipovna
also: Алиса Осиповна Анкет, m-lle Анкет, mademoiselle Enquête, Alice
A young French teacher of modest means who gives Vorotov daily lessons for a rouble each; businesslike and indifferent to him throughout, she is the object of his unrequited infatuation and rejects his declaration of love purely to protect her livelihood.
Reading notes
- Expensive Lessons §6 Alice Osipovna Enquête
Her surname, rendered here as "Enquête" from the Russian transliteration "Анкет" (Anket), is itself a small joke: it echoes the French word "enquête" (inquiry/questionnaire), fitting for a character introduced entirely through Vorotov's polite interrogation of her background in section 10.