The Tramp

Fat and Thin

The fat man, Misha, a Privy Councillor, who is initially warm but becomes sickened by his friend's sycophancy.

The Album

The titular councillor who presents the album to Zhmyhov and is kissed by him.

Oysters

A poor, shabbily dressed man who has been unsuccessfully seeking work in Moscow for five months and finally attempts to beg for alms.

Boots

The waiter who drunkenly misplaced Murkin's boots, causing the central mix-up.

Malingerers

A neighboring landowner who feigns a miraculous cure to extract gifts and aid from Marfa Petrovna.

A Dead Body

A young peasant with thick black eyebrows, who chides Syoma for his foolishness and later escorts the pilgrim.

Overdoing It

Klim, the peasant driver, is a sturdy, sullen, pockmarked man in a tattered smock and bark-shoes. He is initially calm but becomes terrified by the surveyor's boasts, fleeing into the forest.

The Witch

The postman's driver, who carries the mailbags and sword, speaks little and sits in the outer room smoking.

A Gentleman Friend

A dentist and converted Jew, formerly a drinking companion of Vanda's, who fails to recognize her in her humble dress and extracts her tooth without compassion.

A Day in the Country

The homeless cobbler who selflessly helps the children, showing tenderness and wisdom despite his drunken appearance.

A Troublesome Visitor

Artyom, the forester, is a fearful and superstitious old man who has lived in the hut for thirty years; he is terrified of wicked men and refuses to assist the woman crying for help, leading to a bitter confrontation with the hunter.

The First-Class Passenger

The vis-à-vis passenger who listens to the engineer's story.

Dreams

A frail, sickly man who refuses to remember his name; reveals he was a convict for murder and dreams of a free life in Siberia.

Darkness

An old man in a woman's jacket who advises Kirila to go to the permanent member of the rural board, Mr. Sineokov.

An Adventure

The cabdriver narrator, who tells the story of his father's murder and his own descent into drunkenness and poverty.

In the Coach-House

The deceased lodger who shot himself in the head; described as a nice, white-skinned, black-haired gentleman.

The Pipe

Luka the Poor is the old shepherd who plays the pipe and shares his observations on the decline of nature and humanity.

The Post

The driver Semyon Glazov, who smokes a short pipe and struggles with a restless tracehorse that causes the horses to bolt.

The Lion and the Sun

A Persian magnate visiting the town, whom Kutsyn entertains in hopes of obtaining the order.

VII: An Unsuccessful Debut

Luka Alexandritch, the drunken carpenter, and his son Fedyushka recognize Kashtanka in the audience and call her back.

Chapter II

The artist, another companion, joins in theatrical banter and hums a song.

In Exile

A young, ill, and homesick Tatar ferryman, longing for his wife and home in Simbirsk, struggling with the harsh realities of exile.

The Head-Gardener's Story

The vagrant accused of murdering the doctor, found with the doctor's belongings and a blood-stained shirt, but acquitted by the judges.

IV

Not present in this chapter.

I

Vasilisa's husband, a thin old man who trusts blindly.