Part One: Chapter 10 (pages 200 - 218) Summary

Once they arrive at the police-master's house, the men begin to think about who Tchitchikov might really be. The postmaster says that Tchitchikov might be Captain Kopeykin. He then launches into a long story about the Captain. The Captain served in several wars for Russia. Because of it, he looses an arm and leg in combat. He goes to the army officials and requests to have money pensioned because he can no longer work. The army official tells him he must come back in a few days. When he returns, they say that they cannot yet give him money but maybe they will be able to soon. The Captain is very angry with this answer and disappears. The postmaster believes that he may be Tchitchikov. The other men have doubts because Tchitchikov is not missing...