# Nurse Masha — Short Fiction character guide

> Nurse Masha in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Masha, IV Nurse Masha, IV

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A nurse caring for others in a time of need.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

The nurse who rudely informs Sazonka of Senista's death and directs him to the morgue.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv)

The narrator observes Masha's insanity, her ability to reflect others' expressions, her noiselessness, and her mysterious power to prevent his suicide with a simple phrase.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii)

Addressed directly by Kerzhentseff as a simple, good woman; her countenance shows fear and confusion.

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