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Ponimaev's wife
Ponimaev's long-suffering wife, who drags her drunk husband through the street to sign the New Year's greeting sheet, terrified of what will happen to them if he refuses.
Reading notes
- The Liberal §3 his wife
Ponimaev's unnamed wife, terrified that her husband's drunken refusal to pay the customary New Year's respects will cost him his post and leave her destitute.