person
Mitry (Dmitry) Nekolaev
Nekolaev
also: Mitry Nekolaev, Mitry Terentyich, Митрий Неколаев, Митрий Терентьич
The sister's suitor, a grain-dealer under sustained comic attack by her brother throughout the story; mocked for his trade, his manners, and a misspelled signature.
Reading notes
- Little Brother §6 ``Mitry Nekolaev''
The sister's suitor, the grain-dealer under attack throughout the story; the brother mocks his misspelled signature ("Nekolaev" for the correct "Nikolaev") as proof of his ignorance.
- Little Brother §12 Mitry Terentyich
The messenger's more formal, patronymic form of address for the same suitor, Dmitry (son of Terenty) -- the courteous title the servant uses standing in ironic contrast to the brother's contempt.