person
Jean (Ivan Mikhalych)
Jean
also: Ivan Mikhalych, Prince Jean
The princess's dissolute young nephew, styled 'Jean' in society fashion though properly Ivan Mikhalych; he must be haggled and paid to visit his aunt on her name day.
Reading notes
- Once a Year §10 my nephew Jean
The princess's dissolute nephew (given the Russian name Ivan Mikhalych, styled 'Jean' in society fashion), whose visit she prizes above all others and who must be bribed to pay it.