The Policeman

A Classical Student

Not present in this chapter.

A Tragic Actor

Masha's father, the police captain Sidoretsky, who initially indulges her love for the theatre but later disowns her after her marriage.

The Album

The actual civil councillor and jubilee recipient, deeply moved by the album presentation, later laughs at his son's destruction of it.

Minds in Ferment

Appears as the head constable and later as Akim Danilitch, who orders the crowd to disperse and writes an official report.

A Chameleon

Yeldyrin, the red-haired policeman accompanying Otchumyelov, carries confiscated gooseberries and assists in the investigation.

I

The police superintendent who assists in the investigation and arrests the suspects.

Chapter II

The police superintendent whose wife is involved in hiding Klyauzov; he is absent during the visit to his home.

Gone Astray

Mentioned as being summoned to the scene by the cottage owner.

Oh! The Public

The stationmaster who is brought by Podtyagin to justify the ticket inspection.

In the Court

Village policeman who conducted the initial inquiry and testified as a witness.

Dreams

Andrey Ptaha, a stubby, black-bearded constable who is curious and somewhat frivolous, escorting the tramp.

An Incident

Not present in this chapter.

Frost

A young policeman with a crimson nose, covered in frost, enters the pavilion and is offered mulled wine by the governor and mayor.

A Bad Business

The watchman who patrols the graveyard and encounters the stranger.

The Letter

Not present; no match found.

A Happy Ending

Lyubov Grigoryevna, the matchmaker, is the other main character who accepts Stytchkin's proposal.

In the Coach-House

Mentioned in relation to the upcoming inquiry about the suicide.

The Post

A sullen, angry postman named Ignatyev who has been making the mail run for eleven years and resents the student's presence.

A Problem

The paternal uncle and colonel who argues against shielding Sasha, citing civic duty and the army's example.

II

Mentioned as the watchman who is absent from his post, possibly asleep in the kitchen or greenhouse.

VII

The artist who is present and helpless during Vassilyev's breakdown.

Chapter II

His Excellency, a high-ranking official, attends the ball and bazaar, flirts with Anna, and later thanks her for her assistance.

Whitebrow

Ignat, the keeper of the winter hut, is an old man who talks to himself, uses mechanical commands, and owns the dog Arapka and the puppy Whitebrow.

Chapter II

Zhukov the policeman, a well-fed red-haired man who acts as an agent, discusses Matvey's inheritance and suggests taking Yakov Ivanitch to court.

IV

Not present in this chapter.

Chapter VIII

A young police inspector delivers the Governor's summons to the narrator.

On Official Duty

Ilya Loshadin, the elderly constable who has served for thirty years, delivering parcels and notices through all weather.