Notes from the Underground, Part 1, Part III summary

What happens

1. At Simonov’s, the narrator finds former schoolmates arranging a farewell dinner for Zverkov and recalls his resentment of the officer’s popularity.
2. He invites himself, meets resistance, and secures a place at the dinner despite owing Simonov money.
3. After leaving, he condemns his decision but resolves to attend using money owed to Apollon.
4. School memories recall ridicule, academic success, failed friendships, and his need to dominate one devoted friend.
5. The next day, he leaves work early and anxiously examines his clothes while imagining both humiliation and social triumph.
6. At five, he avoids paying Apollon and takes an expensive sleigh to the Hôtel de Paris.

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