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Ivanov the Seventh
A deputy signing for the stationmaster who asks that nothing extraneous be written in the book -- and is promptly mocked by the next entry for his trouble. The ordinal nickname pokes fun at the era's habit of numbering officers who shared a common surname.
Reading notes
- The Complaints Book §21 Ivanov the Seventh
The stationmaster's deputy who signs an official-sounding entry asking that nothing extraneous be written in the book -- itself promptly mocked in the next line. The ordinal nickname pokes fun at the era's habit of numbering officers who shared a common surname like Ivanov.