person
Starchenko
also: Старченко, Doctor Starchenko
The middle-aged district doctor who travels with Lyzhin to the inquest at Syrnya. Brisk, worldly, and openly bored by the whole errand, he insists on driving out to the Taunitz estate for a comfortable evening rather than spend the night beside the corpse.
Reading notes
- On Official Business §16 Starchenko
The middle-aged district doctor accompanying Lyzhin to the inquest; brisk, worldly, and impatient with the whole errand, he is the one who insists they ride out to the Taunitz estate rather than stay the night.