person
Spira
also: Спира
A young boy given the task of carrying the wedding icon in the procession; he is repeatedly called for and answers in a child's mispronounced "Цичас!" ("Comin'!"), a small comic thread running through the story's opening.
Reading notes
- The Wedding §9 Цичас! / Comin'!
Spira's line is written with a child's mispronunciation ("Цичас" for "Сейчас," "right now"), marking him as a young boy pressed into wedding service to carry the icon; the translation renders the same effect with the colloquial contraction "Comin'!" rather than standard "Coming!".