Part Two: Chapter 3 (pages 296- 331) Summary

The next chapter begins with Tchitchikov going to visit General Koshkaryov. He Selifan and Petrushka seem to be lost again. As the men continue walking they see a lake nearby. It looks as though a gentleman may have fallen in and his servants are trying to save him. Tchitchikov speculates that this is General Kosharyov. When the man makes his way out of the water, Tchitchikov introduces himself, saying that General Betrishtchev had sent him. The man does not know who that is. He says that he is Pyotr Petrovich Pyetuh. Tchitchikov is angry that Selifan and Petrushka have once again gotten something wrong. Pyetuh tells him not to worry and invites him to eat with his family.

Also attending dinner is Platon Mihailovitch Platonov, a graceful man with a pleasant smile, who always seems...