Chapters 9, 10 and 11 Summary

The castle echoes more than usual with the shutdown of the printing shop, and August switches his perpetual prayer intentions from his own concerns to that of the appearance of the master's old colleague and wandering printer named Doangivadam. Many stressful days pass, and finally Doangivadam arrives and, learning of Heinrich's predicament, sets straight to work.

While the men discuss the situation of the university job deadline, Ernest returns from the print shop to report that invisible workers are completing the job. The men race to the print shop to see the work conducted without human intervention and stand frozen in their places when eight cold entities brush past them on their way out of the room.

Chapters 9, 10 and 11 Analysis

Twain introduces some of his legendary sense of humor with the introduction of the character of Doangivadam, whose characteristics are as...