person
Yevlampy
also: Евлампий, Evlampiy
The narrator's estranged brother, previously hostile over ideological differences, who writes an effusive letter of reconciliation immediately followed by a telegram asking for money -- and later borrows five thousand rubles once the narrator's fortunes rise further.
Reading notes
- A Confession §10 Yevlampy
The narrator's estranged brother, previously hostile over ideological differences, who writes an effusive letter of reconciliation immediately followed by a telegram asking for a hundred rubles -- the story's clearest early hint that the sudden affection is mercenary.