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Part One: Chapter 1, (pages 5-18)

• Tchitchikov arrives in the town of N. and checks into a hotel.

• Tchitchikov travels with his servants, Selifan and Petrushka.

• Tchitchikov asks one of the servants at the hotel about prominent people in town and how many souls these important men own.

• The servant is quite taken with Tchitchikov and will do whatever he can to please him.
• Tchitchikov spends the next two days viewing different buildings and visiting different important people in the town.

• Tchitchikov is careful to compliment the important people on their standing and profession, and he reveals very little about himself.

• Tchitchikov is very popular in town and is invited to dine at the homes of important people.

• The narrator, who has a personality and agenda of his own, reveals that everyone seems quite enthused about the new collegiate councilor in town.

Part One: Chapter 2 (pages 18-38)

• After a...

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