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Makar Semyonov
Aksyonov’s unnamed merchant friend is the victim of the murder for which Aksyonov is falsely imprisoned. He and Aksyonov have tea together while staying at the same inn en route to Nizhny (the location of a commercial fair) and is found dead the next day. Aksyonov’s friend represents Aksyonov’s social connections and ties to community. That Aksyonov is relatively well-known and socially connected is confirmed later in the story, when the police question the people of Vladimir about the then-suspect Aksyonov, and the townspeople all seem to respect him but also know rather intimate details about him, such as his tendency to drink. The social ties illustrated by Aksyonov’s interactions with his merchant friend stand in sharp contrast to Aksyonov’s solitude before God and detachment from earthly concerns at the conclusion of the story.
Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend Quotes in God Sees the Truth But Waits
The God Sees the Truth But Waits quotes below are all either spoken by Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend or refer to Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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God Sees the Truth But Waits Quotes
“This morning the merchant was found in bed with his throat cut. No one else but you could have done it. The hut was locked on the inside and no one else was there. And now we find this bloodstained knife in your bag. I can see you’re guilty from your face. Come on, tell me how you murdered him and how much money you stole.”
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Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend Character Timeline in God Sees the Truth But Waits
The timeline below shows where the character Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend appears in God Sees the Truth But Waits. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
God Sees the Truth But Waits
Halfway to Nizhny, Aksyonov meets a merchant friend at an inn, where they have tea and spend the night in adjoining rooms....
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Other inmates tell Makar about the merchant’s murder and Aksyonov’s wrongful arrest. Makar’s reaction to this information leads Aksyonov to suspect that...
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