person
Yevlampy Stepanovich
Evlampy Stepanovich
also: Евлампий Степанович, Евлампий Степаныч, Evlampy Stepanych
A senior official who reluctantly agrees, over his own stated judgment, to reinstate a dismissed young clerk as a favor to the clerk's uncle.
Reading notes
- Patronage §1 Evlampy Stepanovich
The senior official whose office the old man and his nephew visit to beg for the young man's reinstatement; he grants the favor reluctantly, over his own stated judgment.