person
Deacon Manafuilov
Manafuilov
also: Дьякон Манафуилов, Манафуилов
A drunken deacon at the wedding party who steps on the cat's tail to show off his wit before the assembled guests.
Reading notes
- The Correspondent §1 The deacon Manafuilov
A drunken church deacon among the wedding guests who steps on the household cat's tail to show off his wit -- one of several minor clergymen Chekhov scatters through his comic crowd scenes.