Chapter VIII Summary

Golyadkin wakes up feeling he played the fool the previous night. He looks over to where his double is sleeping, but he has disappeared. At this point Petrushka comes in with his tea tray and again avoids eye contact. Golyadkin asks where the visitor is and Petrushka tells him his master left an hour and a half ago to deal with some important business. Golyadkin insists that he is Petrushka's master.

On his way to work Golyadkin passes his visitor in the corridor. His visitor does not notice him and Golyadkin has to call out. His visitor starts to say he is far too busy to waste time talking in the corridor, but then notices it is Golyadkin and asks him he had a good sleep.

At the office, Antonovitch thinks Golyadkin is rude. Andrey Filippovitch calls him into his office...