Tíkhon Shcherbáty

Aliases

Shcherbáty · Tíkhon

Titles

valet

Appearances

• First: Book ONE · Chapter XXVI · ¶ 1
• Latest: Book FOURTEEN · Chapter VI · ¶ 24

Relationships

• Friendship · Váska Denísov

  “the subject of the liveliest jokes by the whole detachment—jokes in which Tíkhon readily joined.”

• Conflict · Váska Denísov

  “I’ll give you a hundwed sharp lashes—that’ll teach you to play the fool!”

• Patronage · Prince Vasíli Kurágin

  “So he called Tíkhon and went through the rooms with him to show him where to set up the bed for that night.”

• Mentor (military mentor) · Váska Denísov

  “Denísov had Tíkhon called and, having praised him for his activity, said a few words in the elder’s presence about loyalty to the Tsar and the country and the hatred of the French that all sons of the fatherland should cherish.”

• Military command · Váska Denísov

  “When he espied Denísov he hastily threw something into the bushes, removed his sodden hat by its floppy brim, and approached his commander.”

• Student · Váska Denísov

  “Denísov had Tíkhon called and, having praised him for his activity, said a few words in the elder’s presence about loyalty to the Tsar and the country and the hatred of the French that all sons of the fatherland should cherish.”

Quotations

• “The gray-haired valet was sitting drowsily listening to the snoring of the prince”

• “You’ve grown older, Tíkhon,” he said in passing to the old man”

• “Tíkhon came to call the young prince to his father.”

• “Tíkhon knew his master’s habit of sometimes thinking aloud,”

• “They have gone to bed and put out their lights, your excellency.”

• “So he called Tíkhon and went through the rooms with him”

• “Tíkhon brought in the bedstead and began putting it up.”

• “Tíkhon jumped up.”

• “Tíkhon, understanding him, wiped away the tears.”

• “he was saying something to Tíkhon”

• “talking to Tíkhon he asked about me twice”

• “Why, that’s our Tíkhon,” said the esaul”

• “The man whom they called Tíkhon”

• “Tíkhon Shcherbáty was one of the most indispensable men in their band”

• “Now he had been sent by Denísov overnight to Shámshevo to capture a “tongue.””

• “It was Tíkhon.”

• “Where did I disappear to? I went to get Frenchmen,” answered Tíkhon boldly and hurriedly.”

• “Oh, I took one all right,” said Tíkhon.”

• “What was the good of bringing him?” Tíkhon interrupted hastily and angrily.”

• “Tíkhon scratched his back with one hand and his head with the other, then suddenly his whole face expanded into a beaming, foolish grin.”

• “Oh, but he was a regular good-for-nothing,” said Tíkhon.”

• “But I questioned him,” said Tíkhon.”

• “But why are you angry?” remonstrated Tíkhon.”

• “Tíkhon followed behind and Pétya heard the Cossacks laughing with him and at him.”