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Lyubov Petrovna Zavzyatova
the Marshal's Widow
also: Любовь Петровна, предводительша, the marshal's widow
The widow of the former district marshal Tryphon Lvovich Zavzyatov, who hosts an annual memorial breakfast for him at which she piously bans alcohol -- the story's comic hostess, oblivious to the guests' subterfuges.