Petrov was a wonderful man, an excellent surgeon, and an astonishing, rare philanderer—women who were lonely would blossom by his side, and he would be the one they dreamed of giving a child to. So they did give birth. And the grown children would sometimes come to visit their dear father. What a sad and shameful situation… Or—maybe it depends on how you look at it? Perhaps it isn’t so bad that on earth a person is not only a brother to another person, but also Petrov’s son or daughter.