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Darkness at Noon | Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 13-14

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Ivanov: Rubashov's old friend and colleague in the Party

Arlova: Rubashov's former secretary

Summary
On the first night of his incarceration, Rubashov sleeps poorly and is hounded by thoughts of Richard and Little Loewy. He awakens in the morning to a bugle's blare and is escorted to the prison doctor, who examines his teeth. The doctor sees that Rubashov has no upper left teeth, and "the root of the right eye-tooth is broken off and has remained in the jaw." The doctor offers to remove the root, but...


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