Chapter XIII Summary

Golyadin waits for a signal from Klara in Olsufy Ivanovitch's yard. He sees a crowd of people looking out of Olsufy Ivanovitch's window and straight at him. He hears his name called and he turns to see his double walking down the steps of the apartment and inviting Golyadkin inside. The house is the last place he wants to go, but feeling obliged he follows his namesake into the building. Ivanovitch's guests greet Golyadkin with sympathetic eyes, gathering around him and then escorting him to Olsufy Ivanovitch and Andrey Filippovitch. Here Andrey Filoppovitch leads him to his doctor Krestyn Ivanovitch. With a solemn air, the doctor takes him to a waiting carriage and they head off to an unspecified location. The doctor tells him "You get free quarters, wood, with light, and service, the which you deserve not."

Chapter XIII Analysis