A Petersburg woman connected with Svidrigaïlov, first important through the ugly rumours Luzhin repeats about his past. She belongs to the same half-respectable city world of rooms, money, children, and arrangements where Svidrigaïlov can move without being clearly stopped.
Part VI, Chapter V
Svidrigaïlov's lodging arrangements and his plan around a very young bride bring Madame Resslich's household back into the darker edge of his Petersburg life.
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