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Ivan Petrovich
The tenth cashier of the Society, chosen for his outward piety and modesty; when he too is caught stealing, the board decides to indulge rather than punish him -- the story's comic centerpiece.
Reading notes
- The Only Remedy §4 Ivan Petrovich
The tenth cashier chosen for his outward piety and modesty, whose small-scale theft the Society ultimately decides to accommodate rather than punish -- the story's comic centerpiece.