Quote Originally Posted by zimmerwald1915 View Post
This is extrapolation on your part. He might be uninterested in initiating sex, or impotent.
It was certainly the intent of the Giant's quote on the matter.

Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
Actually...



I can't believe I have to be specific about this, but no, their marriage was never consummated and he probably was completely unaware that she was forced into it (because he is not very smart or perceptive, obviously). And one could have extrapolated that fact if one thought for one moment about what the obvious intended joke of the scene was, which was to contrast Ivan's pleasant personality with Hilgya's exaggerated and inaccurate description.