![]() ![]() In fact, there is a letter in Nikanor Ivanovich's briefcase from Styopa stating exactly that. He questions Koroviev, saying that nobody is allowed on the premises, and Koroviev says he is the interpreter of "the foreign gentleman who resides in this apartment." Koroviev says that Stepan Bogdanovich Likhodeyev had invited Woland to stay there for a week or so, and that now Likhodeyev is taking a trip to Yalta. He goes to apartment 50, and is surprised to find not Grunya, but Koroviev. He has been dealing with people who claim to have the rights to Berlioz's vacated rooms, and is thoroughly exhausted. 302-b Sadovaya Street, where Berlioz lived. Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy is the house chairman of No. Doctor Stravinsky humors him, asking him relevant questions, and says he will let Ivan leave if he will simple tell him "I am normal." But as soon as Ivan does so, the Doctor reiterates what happened the previous day, and Ivan must logically conclude that he is, in fact, not normal, and that if he leaves, he will return soon. He explains the story of Pontius Pilate to Doctor Stravinsky, and tells him all about the mysterious stranger. He eats breakfast and Doctor Stravinsky enters, reminding Ivan of Pontius Pilate in his "air of solemnity" and in that he speaks Latin. As he is led down a hallway, he considers his options, and decides to "withdraw into proud silence." However, he is subjected to many questions and must answer them, then undergo a physical examination. He is reminded of his plight when the nurse attending him mentions foreign tourists, but decides not to tell her about Pontius Pilate. ![]() Just as Styopa loses consciousness in Yalta, Homeless awakens in the hospital. When he awakes, he is sitting on a jetty in Yalta, many miles away from Moscow.Ĭhapter 8: "Duel Between the Professor and the Poet" The cat tells Styopa to “Scat!”, and he falls and hits his head. ![]() They chide him for acting in a greedy and underhanded manner, and a fourth man, Azazello joins their company. The threesome tells him that there is no longer room for him in his apartment, and that it will be their space. Woland says Grunya has been sent to Voronezh on vacation. Styopa begins to suspect he is going mad. It is Koroviev and the tom that Ivan saw earlier. Suddenly, a tall man with a pince-nez and an enormous black cat appear in his flat. He calls his boss, the Variety theater's financial manager Grigory Danilovich Rimsky, and confirms that he signed the contract with Woland. He calls for his housekeeper Grunya, and Woland explains that he sent her off on some errands.īewildered, he finds that his roommate Berlioz’s study has been sealed off. Styopa has no memory this interaction, and then this man, whom the reader knows to be Woland, produces a copy of contract, on which Styopa sees his own characteristic signature. The stranger explains that he is a professor of black magic, and that Styopa agreed to sign his variety show for seven performances and to advance him a payment of 35,000 roubles. Styopa remembers that he had spent the previous night at the summer home of the writer Khustov, but cannot remember who the stranger is. ![]() The stranger provides him with food, and they both have a drink. Stepan Bogdanovich Likhodyev, or Styopa, wakes from a drunken night on the town to discover a man seated in his room. ![]()
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