person
Vasily (Suvorin's footman)
Vasily
also: Василий, лакей Василий
A footman in the Suvorin household in Petersburg, assigned to attend Chekhov during his March 1888 stay; Chekhov notes wryly that Vasily is better dressed and more noble-looking than himself, and finds it strange to have him hover reverently on tiptoe. Later heard playing billiards with Gay late at night. Distinct from the many other Vasilys elsewhere in the Chekhov corpus.
Reading notes
- To M. P. Chekhov, 16 March 1888. Petersburg. §9 a footman named Vasily
The Suvorin household's footman assigned to attend Chekhov; described later in the letter as better dressed than his master.
- To M. P. Chekhov, 16 March 1888. Petersburg. §13 My Vasily is dressed more decently than I am
Chekhov's wry comment on the Suvorin footman's elegant appearance and deferential manner.
- To A. S. Suvorin, 28 February 1890. Moscow. §3 the esteemed Vasily
Vasily, a footman in Suvorin's Petersburg household, previously noted by Chekhov as unexpectedly well-dressed and noble-looking; here entrusted as the courier who is to pass the returned journals on to "Konstantin Fyodorovich."
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 6 August 1891. Bogimovo. §7 the one who went in Vasily's place
Identified with the corpus's existing, a footman in Suvorin's household previously attested waiting on Chekhov during his March 1888 Petersburg visit -- a plausible match for a Suvorin-household servant whose place could be taken by another (the deceased Nikolai of this section). Distinct from, one of Suvorin's own sons, and from the many other Vasilys in the corpus.