An animal hounder and bouncer.
“The document read: ‘This will certify that the bearer of same, Comrade Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov, is the director of the sub-section for purging the city of Moscow of stray animals (cats, etc.) of the Moscow Communal Property Adminstration.’
"‘I see,’ Philip Philippovich said with difficulty. ‘And who arranged this for you? However, I can easily guess it myself.’
"‘Well, yes, it was Shvonder,’ replied Sharikov.
"‘And may I inquire, what is this nauseating smell that you are spreading?’
"Sharikov sniffed his jacket with a worried air. ‘Well, what can you do, it smells… Naturally—it’s the profession. We choked them and choked them yesterday… Cats.’”
Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog (1925).
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