Short Fiction · Character
Gapka
A servant in the household of the two Ivans.
minor
First appearance: I: Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch
Gapka shows up with force in I: Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Ivan Ivanovitch's healthy, ruddy-cheeked housekeeper who carries the keys to the storerooms and cellars, and has children who run about the courtyard.
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In I: Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch: Ivan Ivanovitch's healthy, ruddy-cheeked housekeeper who carries the keys to the storerooms and cellars, and has children who run about the courtyard. Later, in What Took…
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- Other
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- Miscellaneous supporting characters
- Mirgorod feud characters
- Demonic pact characters
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- I: Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch
- What Took Place After Ivan Ivanovitch’s Quarrel with Ivan Nikiforovitch
- What Took Place Before the District Judge of Mirgorod
- V: In Which Are Detailed the Deliberations of Two Important Personages of Mirgorod
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