person
Prokhorovna
also: Прохоровна
The old matchmaker who once served as midwife to the Priklonsky family and later arrives, sent by Toporkov, to propose a marriage between him and Marusya conditional on a large dowry.
Reading notes
- Late-Blooming Flowers §176 Prokhorovna
An old matchmaker (svakha) who once served as midwife to the Priklonsky family; she is sent by Toporkov to propose marriage to Marusya, conditional on a large dowry.