person
Prince Svintsov
the prince
also: князь Свинцов
Nikifor Filimonych's late master, a wealthy landowner and libertine remembered chiefly for his affairs with women; the subject of most of the old servant's stories.
Reading notes
- The Retired Slave §3 Prince Svintsov
Nikifor Filimonych's late master, a wealthy libertine landowner whose exploits with women form the substance of the old man's stories. The surname derives from \emph{svinets} ("lead"), a faintly mocking Chekhovian coinage.