person
Stepan Stepanych Sheptunov
Sheptunov
also: Степан Степаныч Шептунов, Styopa, Степа
The stationmaster of Drebezgi, whose late-night flirtation with a neighbor's wife and the terror that follows cost him his cap, his dignity, and (he feels) his faith in mankind.
Reading notes
- The Stationmaster §1 Stepan Stepanych... Sheptunov
The stationmaster of Drebezgi, a minor railway official whose late-night flirtation with a neighbor's wife sets off the story's slapstick chase.