Chapter VI Summary

Golyadkin wakes up thinking his enemies played a trick on him. Golyadkin can hear Petrushka next door and wonders why he is so late with his breakfast. He thinks he should probably call out to his servant, but feels strangely frightened. A while later, Petrushka comes into the room, but refuses to make eye contact, leaving Golyadkin in a state of paranoia.

Golyadkin thinks he should stay away from work, convincing himself he has a cold; however, he goes to work and avoids talking to anyone. His double arrives and bows to the boss. Golyadkin looks around and no one seems to notice the double. Anton Antonovitch has a conversation with Golyadkin about the double, who Antonovitch says he sees, but adds that having a double is not unusual and that his aunt saw her double on the day she died...