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Dounia and I dared not even go to c
ived, and everyone knew that on suc
it, but Dounia explained to me that
his answer, and said that, of cours
don’t know, but very, very soon,
lignant smile was on his lips. He l
seems to be kind, as Dounia herself
ject also, though mother would deny
it! For one she loves, for one she
sister in ten years? What may happe
side. The girl was walking unsteadi
is, she does not look like a profes
out of this scoundrel’s hands! Wh
two or three years—a wreck, and h
had been obliged to give up the uni
And suddenly he realised what he wa
Raskolnikov had a fearful dream. He
tavern a number of big and very dru
do for her!’ ‘What are you abou
all his might he dealt a stunning b
there is no flaw in all that reason
knew all about Lizaveta and she kne
Chapter VI L ater on Raskolnikov ha
so on. The student chattered on, sa
on the right path; dozens of famili
he is always asleep.’ He got up w
amongst the linen stuffed away unde
for a single instant all that time
gives rise to the crime, or whether
avoid awakening suspicion. He scarc
And there was the fourth storey, he
Chapter VII T he door was as before
sounded like the truth; the old wom
senses. Leaving the keys in the che
time to take many…. He suddenly h
where there were spots of blood rub
floor, he suddenly started, and suc
‘What?’ ‘Where she’s gone a
thumping with his heavy boots on th
move. Perspiration ran down him in
Part II 1 Crime and Punishment
himself on the sofa without undress
and the simplest power of reflectio
ing! Open, you stupid, wake up!’
pear that day at half-past nine at
smell and heat. The staircase was c
though not venturing to sit down, t
‘and you’re smoking a cigarette
wildly at the smart lady who was so
author had eaten his dinner and wou
‘Yes, yes. I perfectly agree with
sentenced to be burnt at that momen
too. He must have seized the interv
Chapter II ‘A nd what if there ha
on the way another idea struck him.
whiskered policeman to whom he had
He went up to Razumihin’s room on
into six, we shall make up a gorgeo
ack, he suddenly felt someone thrus
the fighting, wailing and cursing g
speaking to herself. ‘Blood? What
the sun shone into the room at that
egan, addressing Raskolnikov. ‘If
In a couple of minutes Nastasya ret
make him some raspberry tea,’ sai
at first sight?’ ‘No,’ mumble
‘Yes, and you flew into a rage ab
emembered a minute ago.’ He stood
‘Yes, you had a fine sleep, broth
that only because it has been worn.
pillows and for a minute or two sai
looked at them with glittering eyes
of your jokes! Zametov is no more t
the murderers—that was their logi
stayed in the house about ten minut
I was awfully frightened.’ ‘Wha
haven’t a shadow of doubt.’ ‘
‘Oh, I see you are excited! Wait
Chapter V T his was a gentleman no
as though he heard the name of Pyot
Meanwhile Raskolnikov, who had turn
two storeys of rooms, let by a merc
into ridicule…. In a word, we hav
of which you are aware, become clos
of the civilised part of our societ
I saw you you were ill-disposed to
Chapter VI B ut as soon as she went
and his manner seemed strangely out
all had blackened eyes. He felt str
Razumihin was just talking of the P
metov on the shoulder. ‘I am not
‘What do you mean? Understand …
‘Can’t stand that?’ ‘Why, c
words and looks. ‘Very much?’
hysterical sensation, in which ther
‘Stay,’ he roared, as Raskolnik
the middle, and leaning both elbows
‘Very well then!’ he said resol
dressed up like a regular fashion b
‘Of course.’ ‘Is the assistan
cisive word. But no sound came, all
he fell straight under their feet!
to take off his shirt, which had to
Katerina Ivanovna. ‘For God’s s
the crowd, ‘is it a spectacle for
out on his forehead. Not recognisin
All stepped back. The confession wa
‘Perhaps those who have involunta
a faint cry ran up, embraced him an
‘Who sent you?’ ‘Sister Sonia
By the way, Potchinkov’s house is
night. Will you take it? I got it r
to interest you; now it’s clear w
and sister clasped him in their arm
Chapter I R askolnikov got up, and
‘Brother, think what you are sayi
hour earlier, while he was bringing
character! But I am a fool, too!
I am a man because I err! You never
at last, for we are on the right pa
she might be described as really be
en waited this time completely rely
‘Of course, I am an ass,’ he ob
ut just let her see you can’t tea
know the character of the lodgings?
control one’s patients, how is on
At nine o’clock precisely Razumih
of late—and perhaps for a long ti
am sure that he might do something
a word from the moment they began t
my special respect to your estimabl
They came out into the street. ‘D
Chapter III ‘H e is well, quite w
they must be known to you. You are
how delicately he put an end to all
pendent on various morbid impressio
‘A-a-h! Yes, I remember…. So sh
As he said this, he was suddenly ov
nikov. ‘No, he has not made Douni
‘Rodya, Rodya! It is the same as
opening it, he suddenly looked with
he writes, of notorious behaviour (
Chapter IV A t that moment the door
finish his sentence. ‘Please sit
… and Katerina Ivanovna was very
‘Heavens, Dounia,’ Pulcheria Al
‘Then I will tell Katerina Ivanov
‘Why, had you forgotten?’ ‘No
ing rather surprised. In the courty
not able to finish your studies, he
something unheard of! Why, I do bel
the Crown,’ Porfiry Petrovitch qu
down on the sofa and sat down himse
is here,’ he turned suddenly to P
vitch did not seem to catch those s
that tone? Yes, the tone…. Razumi
men will become righteous in one in
new clothes in fact that made me th
‘What do you mean? That can’t b
to be controlled. To my thinking it
arise in the first category, that i
horror, is that you sanction bloods
‘Well, you see … I really don
tion at the very moment he spoke th
Chapter VI ‘I don’t believe it,
to it. Damn them! Don’t be downhe
directly.’ ‘Where are you going
to a level with him, he looked at h
door and stood for some time in the
tive pleasure. ‘In the first plac
distance; his heart was beating; th
and everywhere below there were peo
Part IV Crime and Punishment
sense?’ Raskolnikov continued to
fact that there are cases when wome
not such a bear, you know, as you t
sea—you look at them and it makes
‘No!’ ‘I thought I did. When
your elbow?’ I said. ‘Go away,
‘Kindly allow me,’ Raskolnikov
iage. I want now to see Avdotya Rom
I came here without reckoning on it
Chapter II I t was nearly eight o
should we trouble? Of course if you
een utterly lost. Here, he is! Dmit
‘Are you speaking the truth when
There were exclamations from all, a
er all this is explained and set ri
surname,’ he bowed politely to Ra
discussion of secrets.’ He got up
This last complaint was so characte
Chapter III T he fact was that up t
career and was now entering on a wi
visitations of Marfa Petrovna, wish
commodating and respectable old man
‘Hurrah!’ cried Razumihin. ‘N
sage. ‘I knew you would run after
Chapter IV R askolnikov went straig
standing before her judge and the a
‘Father. I was walking in the str
with me and set up a boarding schoo
And Sonia unconsciously clutched bo
‘You say Katerina Ivanovna’s mi
Of course he knew that Sonia’s po
noticed it every time he paced up a
at the ‘unhappy lunatic.’ ‘Wh
Thou hadst been here, my brother ha
ing together the eternal book. Five
speak to you. If I don’t come to-
Chapter V W hen next morning at ele
‘Ah, my dear fellow! Here you are
he could not resist an ironical and
hurry, it’s all nonsense. Oh, no,
with irrelevant questions (as you s
And if I shut him up too soon—eve
‘It’s a lesson,’ he thought,
lawyer to know where he is, especia
fellow. You’re ill!’ and he was
imposed upon everyone and why? He h
‘What a wily person you are!’ P
and in so doing pushing Porfiry bac
Rodion Romanovitch. You are in a pa
He was dressed like a workman and w
‘I knew it!’ cried Porfiry, wit
well.’ ‘I don’t know what to
would have shown that, too. What wa
could not recall the face of the sp
to the ground, turned slowly and we
Chapter I T he morning that followe
and … stronger! They could not ha
person attacked and the other had v
his future children, or to acquiesc
‘It’s all slander and nonsense!
‘No, it’s only the second, real
me!’ ‘And you, of course, are d
‘What do you mean by ‘more hono
ight…. Of course, I am convinced
patronage … but apparently your l
eturned to Katerina Ivanovna, overw
y considering you incapable of oppo
she might have been killed by circu
table could not have been laid exce
(he was really a discharged officer
wants everyone to consider that she
her, etc., etc. Sonia knew that thi
vere with him,’ she went on, addr
was still more offended, and she re
speaking with conviction of Sonia
her name was Amalia Ivanovna or Ama
too, that he had come upon some mat
something of the nature of a subscr
were in movement. ‘What!’ cried
up the note showing it to everyone.
sides, and Polenka—though she did
once, so that I did not forget you
knew no other language, so that he
let Sofya Semyonovna sit down besid
intimidated. Seeing that his accusa
orphans! Where am I to go?’ waile
elbows on the table and her face in
Ivanovna and the children and yours
sat down on the bed beside him and
ered clearly the expression in Liza
will follow you everywhere. Oh, my
stuff I am talking, eh?’ The thou
‘It was like this: I asked myself
it’s the truth.’ ‘As though t
So it has been till now and so it w
committed a murder again. I wanted
what should I say to them—that I
He did not at first understand the
the children will sing and dance, a
Never, never had he felt himself so
even to touch her hand. ‘Afterwar
what to sing, began explaining to t
you only knew how stupid they are!
nicely and genteelly, that all may
She stumbled as she ran and fell do
away…. Och!’ Once more her parc
woman’s wasted bosom. Polenka thr
Part VI 1 Crime and Punishment
e said to be permanently thinking o
fin; Polenka was weeping. Behind th
determination. ‘Listen,’ he beg
‘About me! But … where can you
ehind him, he suddenly opened it ag
another, as though forgetting the s
‘Perhaps this will mean the end?
‘I’ve come to have it out with
sider it my duty, so to speak. I wa
nary, how could I help being carrie
about your bell-ringing in your ill
seems, he remembered the venerable
elieve his ears. ‘Why, you Rodion
explanation. I don’t want you to
‘The time will be shortened,’ l
not believe my word, perhaps you’
irritable impatience till he calcul
ascertain the facts, to waste time
through which he had come. The whol
obsequious. The door leading to the
thing. Someone may be watching you
intending to talk to you about anyt
‘Quite so,’ Svidrigaïlov smile
‘Upon my word, I am not,’ answe
this, Marfa Petrovna gave me a free
Svidrigaïlov looked at him attenti
exhortations, entreaties, supplicat
what I did then! To what a pitch of
word and annihilate all your suspic
what is called la nature et la vér
seized her and began whirling her r
And he walked to the right towards
tic affair. I’ve put it off till
job you are not fit for. Well, you
‘Let us make haste away,’ Svidr
edroom leads into two perfectly emp
You’ve just seen him yourself. Wh
une théorie comme une autre. Napol
And as for the murder, he will do a
smile did not leave his face. ‘Yo
‘A lie? Well, if you like, it’s
He took it out of the left pocket o
longing to the Vauxhall. It was mis
ter for him. Well, if it turns out
and therefore brought her fifteen t
led him at once to a close and tiny
He took off his coat and, wrapping
it’s a mouse,’ he thought, ‘t
that childish soul, had smirched th
outside in the rain, at last had ma
it. At last, realising that he was
Chapter VII T he same day, about se
that every author experiences the f
Besides, I shouldn’t believe anyo
Rodya, Rodya, you are not going awa
ing to see her. I don’t know why
‘Ah, it’s not picturesque, not
‘I am wicked, I see that,’ he t
less anxious while they were togeth
‘What am I to her? Why does she w
I am becoming a baby, I am showing
had followed him then on his painfu
‘Yes, yes, of course, Rodion Roma
quence, a post! I am married and ha
way upstairs to the police office,
Epilogue Crime and Punishment
had hidden the trinkets and the pur
Raskolnikov was at the university h
exandrovna gave such a turn to the
ing to Dounia’s marriage with Raz
stantly sullen and not ready to tal
II H e was ill a long time. But it
independently, broadly, and uninflu
who were just as contemptuous, a fo
one another. Each thought that he a
fetch a tool; the other began getti
her pale and thin little face. But