Dead Souls: resumen de Chapter 7

Qué sucede

1. Chichikov reviews his lists, imagines the peasants’ lives, and discovers a woman’s name among Sobakevitch’s entries.
2. Manilov brings an ornamented list and accompanies Chichikov to the municipal offices, where officials delay their business.
3. Chichikov slips Ivan Antonovitch a paper, then gains the President’s support for completing the transfers that day.
4. Sobakevitch claims Michiev is alive, while Chichikov says his purchases are destined for an estate in Kherson Province.
5. Witnesses sign the deeds, Chichikov receives reduced fees, and the company celebrates at the Chief of Police’s house.
6. Chichikov returns drunk to the inn; Selifan and Petrushka go out together, return unsteadily, and fall asleep.

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En qué fijarte

The names briefly become people with lives worth imagining, rather than merely entries in his purchases. His sympathy sits beside his determination to finish the transaction.

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