person
Marya Denisovna
also: Masha, Manechka
Pochitaev's wife, whom he seeks out for sympathy; she instead sides with the vain poet-prince, misreading his bad verses as fine art.
Reading notes
- O Women, Women! §3 Marya Denisovna
The editor's wife, called Masha and Manechka in his affectionate speech; her sudden literary opinions drive the story's second half.