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III

The narrator's chum and old schoolfellow who shares his room; he is sedate and practical, yet enraptured by the narrator's poem.

XI

The narrator's roommate, found asleep with papers, worn out from studying for a reexamination.

XII

Roommate who notes the train whistle and derailment, then suggests tea.

XIII

The porter who brings news to Titus; he is devoted to Titus and reproachful toward the narrator.

XIII

Titus Ivanich, the narrator's roommate, who is deeply affected by the news of a suicide and refuses to go see the scene.

XIV

Mentioned as having sat up late with the narrator the night before.

XVI

Titus anxiously asks the narrator what is wrong and prepares tea for him.

XVII

The narrator's schoolfellow, who studies laboriously by rote to earn his diploma and support his mother and invalid sister. He is depicted as good-natured, devoted, and physically strained by his efforts.

XVIII

Referenced in comparison to the sub-inspector, whom the narrator feels towards as he does towards Titus.

XIX

The narrator's roommate, whose snoring and mechanical obedience contribute to the narrator's sense of horror and isolation.

Chapter XX

Titus invites the narrator to a meeting, is rebuffed with irony, and later attends and gives a speech, returning emotionally stirred.

XXI

Titus meets the narrator with a gloomy and furtive yet relieved glance when he returns home from the station.

XXIII

Titus has undergone a transformation, throwing himself into philosophical discussions and becoming a loud, disruptive presence in debates. He tries to share his exploits with the narrator but is rebuffed.

XXIV

Speaks at the student meeting, quoting Zaitzev and discussing the people, but his speech is incoherent and causes uproar.

XXV

Titus cares for the narrator during his illness, reads Tonia's letter, and expresses despair over the narrator's philosophical state.