noting that the troika has no goal.  
Its sixth chapter begins with a non sequitur description of the author's youthful love of arriving in new places, before returning to the story.  In The Brothers Karamazov, one character claims to be the inspiration of its Maximov, and Dmitri's lawyer quotes its line, "Oh, birdlike troika, who invented thee?" noting that the troika has no goal.  Its author declines to say much about Petrushka or the coachman Selifan, as Russians care little for lower classes, but spends time describing the secluded Mme. Korobochka and the wealthy Manilov, who, though confused, agrees to the protagonist's business deal.  FTP, name this novel where Sobakevitch and Nozdryov help Chichikov acquire deceased serfs, by Nikolai Gogol.
Its sixth chapter begins with a non sequitur description of the author's youthful love of arriving in new places, before returning to the story.  
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