# Apraxya — A House of Gentlefolk character guide

> Apraxya in A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan Turgenev.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-xvi

## Who they are

A servant in the Kalitin household.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_house_of_gentlefolk_se/chapters/xix)

An old woman who was once a poultry woman; she helps prepare the meal and shows respectful commiseration.

### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_house_of_gentlefolk_se/chapters/xli)

She follows Lavretsky mournfully with her eyes as he departs.

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