# Lyzhin — Short Fiction character guide

> Lyzhin in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel

## Who they are

A character who appears in the narrative.

## In the story

### [The Horse-Stealers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-horse-stealers)

Mentioned as Lyubka, the daughter of the tavern owner, who interacts with Yergunov and later assaults him.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

### [On Official Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/on-official-duty)

The examining magistrate, a young official who feels the burden of the suicide and the peasant's suffering on his conscience.

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