ry uk ov ▁resol ves ▁to ▁visit ▁Sus anna ▁and ▁recover ▁the ▁deb t ▁himself , ▁but ▁he ▁like wise ▁is ▁s edu ced ▁and ▁returns ▁un pa id . ▁A ▁week ▁later ▁S ok ol sky ▁dep arts ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁f iance e , ▁having ▁borrow ed ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁cousin ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁marriage . ▁Left ▁alone ▁K ry uk ov ▁wa its ▁for ▁another ▁week ▁then ▁cannot ▁resist ▁visit ing ▁Sus anna ▁again , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁several ▁men ▁being ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁her , ▁including ▁S ok ol sky ▁who ▁has ▁seem ingly ▁forgotten ▁about ▁his ▁f ian c ée . ▁K ry kov ▁cannot ▁judge ▁S ok ol sky ▁since ▁he ▁is ▁no ▁better . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁tempt ress , ▁Sus anna ▁Roth stein , ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁storm y ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁f ian c ée ▁Dun ia ▁E f ros , ▁herself ▁Jewish , ▁and ▁who ▁remained ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁Che kh ov ▁after ▁marry ing ▁his ▁friend ▁the ▁Jewish ▁lawyer ▁and ▁publish er ▁E f im ▁Kon ov it ser . ▁ ▁The ▁picture ▁of ▁free - sp ir ited ▁and ▁sed uct ive ▁dist illery ▁owner ▁Sus anna , ▁and ▁her ▁power ▁over ▁men , ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁both ▁in ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁time ▁and ▁since , ▁producing ▁varying ▁responses ▁in ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁circle ,