第5章

Nowwearefriends-seeeachotheralmosteveryday。Ihavemovedintothispart,youknow。Ihaveonlyjustmoved。I\'vebeenwithhimtoLuiseIvanovnaonceortwice……DoyourememberLuise,LuiseIvanovna? “DidIsayanythingindelirium？” “Ishouldthinkso!Youwerebesideyourself。“ “WhatdidIraveabout？” “Whatnext?Whatdidyouraveabout?Whatpeopledoraveabout…… Well,brother,nowImustnotlosetime。Towork。“Hegotupfromthetableandtookuphiscap。 “WhatdidIraveabout？” “Howhekeepson!Areyouafraidofhavingletoutsomesecret? Don\'tworryyourself;yousaidnothingaboutacountess。Butyousaidalotaboutabulldog,andaboutear-ringsandchains,andaboutKrestovskyIsland,andsomeporter,andNikodimFomitchandIlyaPetrovitch,theassistantsuperintendent。Andanotherthingthatwasofspecialinteresttoyouwasyourownsock。Youwhined,\'Givememysock。\'Zametovhuntedallaboutyourroomforyoursocks,andwithhisownscented,ring-bedeckedfingershegaveyoutherag。Andonlythenwereyoucomforted,andforthenexttwenty-fourhoursyouheldthewretchedthinginyourhand;wecouldnotgetitfromyou。Itismostlikelysomewhereunderyourquiltatthismoment。Andthenyouaskedsopiteouslyforfringeforyourtrousers。Wetriedtofindoutwhatsortoffringe,butwecouldnotmakeitout。Nowtobusiness!Herearethirty-fiveroubles;Itaketenofthem,andshallgiveyouanaccountoftheminanhourortwo。IwillletZossimovknowatthesametime,thoughheoughttohavebeenherelongago,foritisnearlytwelve。Andyou,Nastasya,lookinprettyoftenwhileIamaway,toseewhetherhewantsadrinkoranythingelse。AndIwilltellPashenkawhatiswantedmyself。Good-bye！” “HecallsherPashenka!Ah,he\'sadeepone！”saidNastasyaashewentout;thensheopenedthedoorandstoodlistening,butcouldnotresistrunningdownstairsafterhim。Shewasveryeagertohearwhathewouldsaytothelandlady。ShewasevidentlyquitefascinatedbyRazumihin。 Nosoonerhadshelefttheroomthanthesickmanflungoffthebedclothesandleaptoutofbedlikeamadman。Withburning,switchingimpatiencehehadwaitedforthemtobegonesothathemightsettowork。Buttowhatwork?Now,asthoughtospitehim,iteludedhim。 “GoodGod,onlytellmeonething：dotheyknowofityetornot? Whatiftheyknowitandareonlypretending,mockingmewhileIamlaidup,andthentheywillcomeinandtellmethatit\'sbeendiscoveredlongagoandthattheyhaveonly……WhatamItodonow? That\'swhatI\'veforgotten,asthoughonpurpose;forgottenitallatonce,Irememberedaminuteago。“ Hestoodinthemiddleoftheroomandgazedinmiserablebewildermentabouthim;hewalkedtothedoor,openedit,listened; butthatwasnotwhathewanted。Suddenly,asthoughrecallingsomething,herushedtothecornerwheretherewasaholeunderthepaper,beganexaminingit,puthishandintothehole,fumbled-butthatwasnotit。Hewenttothestove,openeditandbeganrummagingintheashes;thefrayededgesofhistrousersandtheragscutoffhispocketwerelyingtherejustashehadthrownthem。Noonehadlooked,then!Thenheremembered,thesockaboutwhichRazumihinhadjustbeentellinghim。Yes,thereitlayonthesofaunderthequilt,butitwassocoveredwithdustandgrimethatZametovcouldnothaveseenanythingonit。 “Bah,Zametov!Thepoliceoffice!AndwhyamIsentfortothepoliceoffice?Where\'sthenotice?Bah!Iammixingitup;thatwasthen。Ilookedatmysockthen,too,butnow……nowIhavebeenill。 ButwhatdidZametovcomefor?WhydidRazumihinbringhim？”hemuttered,helplesslysittingonthesofaagain。“Whatdoesitmean?AmIstillindelirium,orisitreal?Ibelieveitisreal……Ah,I remember,Imustescape!Makehastetoescape。Yes,Imust,Imustescape!Yes……butwhere?Andwherearemyclothes?I\'venoboots。 They\'vetakenthemaway!They\'vehiddenthem!Iunderstand!Ah,hereismycoat-theypassedthatover!Andhereismoneyonthetable,thankGod!Andhere\'stheI。O。U……I\'lltakethemoneyandgoandtakeanotherlodging。Theywon\'tfindme!……Yes,buttheaddressbureau?They\'llfindme,Razumihinwillfindme。Betterescapealtogether……faraway……toAmerica,andletthemdotheirworst!AndtaketheI。O。U……itwouldbeofusethere……WhatelseshallI take?TheythinkIamill!Theydon\'tknowthatIcanwalk,ha-ha-ha!Icouldseebytheireyesthattheyknowallaboutit!IfonlyIcouldgetdownstairs!Andwhatiftheyhavesetawatchthere-policemen!What\'sthistea?Ah,andhereisbeerleft,halfabottle,cold！” Hesnatchedupthebottle,whichstillcontainedaglassfulofbeer,andgulpeditdownwithrelish,asthoughquenchingaflameinhisbreast。Butinanotherminutethebeerhadgonetohishead,andafaintandevenpleasantshiverrandownhisspine。Helaydownandpulledthequiltoverhim。Hissickandincoherentthoughtsgrewmoreandmoredisconnected,andsoonalight,pleasantdrowsinesscameuponhim。Withasenseofcomforthenestledhisheadinthepillow,wrappedmorecloselyabouthimthesoft,waddedquiltwhichhadreplacedtheold,raggedgreat-coat,sighedsoftlyandsankintoadeep,sound,refreshingsleep。 Hewokeup,hearingsomeonecomein。HeopenedhiseyesandsawRazumihinstandinginthedoorway,uncertainwhethertocomeinornot。Raskolnikovsatupquicklyonthesofaandgazedathim,asthoughtryingtorecallsomething。 “Ah,youarenotasleep!HereIam!Nastasya,bringintheparcel！”Razumihinshouteddownthestairs。“Youshallhavetheaccountdirectly。“ “Whattimeisit？”askedRaskolnikov,lookingrounduneasily。 “Yes,youhadafinesleep,brother,it\'salmostevening,itwillbesixo\'clockdirectly。Youhavesleptmorethansixhours。“ “Goodheaven!HaveI？” “Andwhynot?Itwilldoyougood。What\'sthehurry?Atryst,isit? We\'vealltimebeforeus。I\'vebeenwaitingforthelastthreehoursforyou;I\'vebeenuptwiceandfoundyouasleep。I\'vecalledonZossimovtwice;notathome,onlyfancy!Butnomatter,hewillturnup。AndI\'vebeenoutonmyownbusiness,too。YouknowI\'vebeenmovingto-day,movingwithmyuncle。Ihaveanunclelivingwithmenow。Butthat\'snomatter,tobusiness。Givemetheparcel,Nastasya。Wewillopenitdirectly。Andhowdoyoufeelnow,brother？” “Iamquitewell,Iamnotill。Razumihin,haveyoubeenherelong？” “ItellyouI\'vebeenwaitingforthelastthreehours。“ “No,before。“ “Howdoyoumean？” “Howlonghaveyoubeencominghere？” “WhyItoldyouallaboutitthismorning。Don\'tyouremember？” Raskolnikovpondered。Themorningseemedlikeadreamtohim。Hecouldnotrememberalone,andlookedinquiringlyatRazumihin。 “Hm！”saidthelatter,“hehasforgotten。Ifanciedthenthatyouwerenotquiteyourself。Nowyouarebetterforyoursleep……Youreallylookmuchbetter。Firstrate!Well,tobusiness。Lookhere,mydearboy。“ Hebeganuntyingthebundle,whichevidentlyinterestedhim。 “Believeme,brother,thisissomethingspeciallynearmyheart。Forwemustmakeamanofyou。Let\'sbeginfromthetop。Doyouseethiscap？”hesaid,takingoutofthebundleafairlygood,thoughcheap,andordinarycap。“Letmetryiton。“ “Presently,afterwards,“saidRaskolnikov,wavingitofpettishly。 “Come,Rodya,myboy,don\'topposeit,afterwardswillbetoolate;andIshan\'tsleepallnight,forIboughtitbyguess,withoutmeasure。Justright！”hecriedtriumphantly,fittingiton,“justyoursize!Aproperhead-coveringisthefirstthingindressandarecommendationinitsownway。Tolstyakov,afriendofmine,isalwaysobligedtotakeoffhispuddingbasinwhenhegoesintoanypublicplacewhereotherpeopleweartheirhatsorcaps。Peoplethinkhedoesitfromslavishpoliteness,butit\'ssimplybecauseheisashamedofhisbird\'snest;heissuchabashfulfellow!Look,Nastasya,herearetwospecimensofheadgear：thisPalmerston“-hetookfromthecornerRaskolnikov\'sold,batteredhat,whichforsomeunknownreason,hecalledaPalmerston-“orthisjewel!Guesstheprice,Rodya,whatdoyousupposeIpaidforit,Nastasya！”hesaid,turningtoher,seeingthatRaskolnikovdidnotspeak。 “Twentycopecks,nomore,Idaresay,“answeredNastasya。 “Twentycopecks,silly！”hecried,offended。“Why,nowadaysyouwouldcostmorethanthat-eightycopecks!Andthatonlybecauseithasbeenworn。Andit\'sboughtonconditionthatwhen\'sit\'swornout,theywillgiveyouanothernextyear。Yes,onmyword!Well,nowletuspasstotheUnitedStatesofAmerica,astheycalledthematschool。IassureyouIamproudofthesebreeches,“andheexhibitedtoRaskolnikovapairoflight,summertrousersofgreywoollenmaterial。“Noholes,nospots,andquiterespectable,althoughalittleworn;andawaistcoattomatch,quiteinthefashion。Anditsbeingwornreallyisanimprovement,it\'ssofter,smoother……Yousee,Rodya,tomythinking,thegreatthingforgettingonintheworldisalwaystokeeptotheseasons;ifyoudon\'tinsistonhavingasparagusinJanuary,youkeepyourmoneyinyourpurse!andit\'sthesamewiththispurchase。It\'ssummernow,soI\'vebeenbuyingsummerthings-warmermaterialswillbewantedforautumn,soyouwillhavetothrowtheseawayinanycase……especiallyastheywillbedoneforbythenfromtheirownlackofcoherenceifnotyourhigherstandardofluxury。Come,pricethem!Whatdoyousay?Tworoublestwenty-fivecopecks!Andremembertheconditions：ifyouweartheseout,youwillhaveanothersuitfornothing!TheyonlydobusinessonthatsystematFedyaev\'s;ifyou\'veboughtathingonce,youaresatisfiedforlife,foryouwillnevergothereagainofyourownfreewill。Nowfortheboots。Whatdoyousay?Youseethattheyareabitworn,butthey\'lllastacoupleofmonths,forit\'sforeignworkandforeignleather;thesecretaryoftheEnglishEmbassysoldthemlastweek-hehadonlywornthemsixdays,buthewasveryshortofcash。Price-aroubleandahalf。Abargain？” “Butperhapstheywon\'tfit,“observedNastasya。 “Notfit?Justlook！”andhepulledoutofhispocketRaskolnikov\'sold,brokenboot,stifflycoatedwithdrymud。“Ididnotgoempty-handed-theytookthesizefromthismonster。Wealldidourbest。Andastoyourlinen,yourlandladyhasseentothat。 Here,tobeginwitharethreeshirts,hempenbutwithafashionablefront……Wellnowthen,eightycopecksthecap,tworoublestwenty-fivecopecksthesuit-togetherthreeroublesfivecopecks-aroubleandahalffortheboots-for,yousee,theyareverygood-andthatmakesfourroublesfifty-fivecopecks;fiveroublesfortheunderclothes-theywereboughtinthelot-whichmakesexactlynineroublesfifty-fivecopecks。Forty-fivecopeckschangeincoppers。Willyoutakeit?Andso,Rodya,youaresetupwithacompletenewrig-out,foryourovercoatwillserve,andevenhasastyleofitsown。Thatcomesfromgettingone\'sclothesfromSharmer\'s!Asforyoursocksandotherthings,Ileavethemtoyou;we\'vetwenty-fiveroublesleft。AndasforPashenkaandpayingforyourlodging,don\'tyouworry。Itellyoushe\'lltrustyouforanything。Andnow,brother,letmechangeyourlinen,forIdaresayyouwillthrowoffyourillnesswithyourshirt。“ “Letmebe!Idon\'twantto！”Raskolnikovwavedhimoff。HehadlistenedwithdisgusttoRazumihin\'seffortstobeplayfulabouthispurchases。 “Come,brother,don\'ttellmeI\'vebeentrudgingaroundfornothing,“Razumihininsisted。“Nastasya,don\'tbebashful,buthelpme-that\'sit,“andinspiteofRaskolnikov\'sresistancehechangedhislinen。Thelattersankbackonthepillowsandforaminuteortwosaidnothing。 “ItwillbelongbeforeIgetridofthem,“hethought。“Whatmoneywasallthatboughtwith？”heaskedatlast,gazingatthewall。 “Money?Why,yourown,whatthemessengerbroughtfromVahrushin,yourmothersentit。Haveyouforgottenthat,too？” “Iremembernow,“saidRaskolnikovafteralong,sullensilence。 Razumihinlookedathim,frowninganduneasy。 Thedooropenedandatall,stoutmanwhoseappearanceseemedfamiliartoRaskolnikovcamein。 “Zossimov!Atlast！”criedRazumihin,delighted。 ChapterFourZOSSIMOVWASatall,fatmanwithapuffy,colourless,clean-shavenfaceandstraightflaxenhair。Heworespectacles,andabiggoldringonhisfatfinger。Hewastwenty-seven。Hehadonalightgreyfashionableloosecoat,lightsummertrousers,andeverythingabouthimloose,fashionableandspickandable,hislinenwasirreproachable,hiswatch-chainwasmassive。Inmannerhewasslowand,asitwere,nonchalant,andatthesametimestudiouslyfreeandeasy;hemadeeffortstoconcealhisself-importance,butitwasapparentateveryinstant。Allhisacquaintancesfoundhimtedious,butsaidhewascleverathiswork。 “I\'vebeentoyoutwiceto-day,brother。Yousee,he\'scometohimself,“criedRazumihin。 “Isee,Isee;andhowdowefeelnow,eh？”saidZossimovtoRaskolnikov,watchinghimcarefullyand,sittingdownatthefootofthesofa,hesettledhimselfascomfortablyashecould。 “Heisstilldepressed,“Razumihinwenton。“We\'vejustchangedhislinenandhealmostcried。“ “That\'sverynatural;youmighthaveputitoffifhedidnotwishit……Hispulseisfirst-rate。Isyourheadstillaching,eh？” “Iamwell,Iamperfectlywell！”Raskolnikovdeclaredpositivelyandirritably。Heraisedhimselfonthesofaandlookedatthemwithglitteringeyes,butsankbackontothepillowatonceandturnedtothewall。Zossimovwatchedhimintently。 “Verygood……Goingonallright,“hesaidlazily。“Hasheeatenanything？” Theytoldhim,andaskedwhathemighthave。 “Hemayhaveanything……soup,tea……mushroomsandcucumbers,ofcourse,youmustnotgivehim;he\'dbetternothavemeateither,and……butnoneedtotellyouthat！”Razumihinandhelookedateachother。“Nomoremedicineoranything。I\'lllookathimagainto-morrow。Perhaps,to-dayeven……butnevermind……“ “To-morroweveningIshalltakehimforawalk,“saidRazumihin。“WearegoingtotheYusupovgardenandthentothePalaisdeCrystal。“ “Iwouldnotdisturbhimto-morrowatall,butIdon\'tknow……alittle,maybe……butwe\'llsee。“ “Ach,whatanuisance!I\'vegotahouse-warmingpartytonight; it\'sonlyastepfromhere。Couldn\'thecome?Hecouldlieonthesofa。Youarecoming？”RazumihinsaidtoZossimov。“Don\'tforget,youpromised。“ “Allright,onlyratherlater。Whatareyougoingtodo？” “Oh,nothing-tea,vodka,herrings。Therewillbeapie……justourfriends。“ “Andwho？” “Allneighbourshere,almostallnewfriends,exceptmyolduncle,andheisnewtoo-heonlyarrivedinPetersburgyesterdaytoseetosomebusinessofhis。Wemeetonceinfiveyears。“ “Whatishe？” “He\'sbeenstagnatingallhislifeasadistrictpostmaster;getsalittlepension。Heissixty-five-notworthtalkingabout……ButIamfondofhim。PorfiryPetrovitch,theheadoftheInvestigationDepartmenthere……Butyouknowhim。“ “Ishearelationofyours,too？” “Averydistantone。Butwhyareyouscowling?Becauseyouquarrelledonce,won\'tyoucomethen？” “Idon\'tcareadamnforhim。“ “Somuchthebetter。Well,therewillbesomestudents,ateacher,agovernmentclerk,amusician,anofficerandZametov。“ “Dotellme,please,whatyouorhe“-ZossimovnoddedatRaskolnikov-“canhaveincommonwiththisZametov？” “Oh,youparticulargentleman!Principles!Youareworkedbyprinciples,asitwerebysprings;youwon\'tventuretoturnroundonyourownaccount。Ifamanisanicefellow,that\'stheonlyprincipleIgoupon,Zametovisadelightfulperson。“ “Thoughhedoestakebribes。“ “Well,hedoes!andwhatofit?Idon\'tcareifhedoestakebribes,“Razumihincriedwithunnaturalirritability。“Idon\'tpraisehimfortakingbribes。Ionlysayheisanicemaninhisownway!Butifonelooksatmeninallways-aretheremanygoodonesleft?Why,IamsureIshouldn\'tbeworthabakedonionmyself…… perhapswithyouthrownin。“ “That\'stoolittle;I\'dgivetwoforyou。“ “AndIwouldn\'tgivemorethanoneforyou。Nomoreofyourjokes! Zametovisnomorethanaboy。Icanpullhishairandonemustdrawhimnotrepelhim。You\'llneverimproveamanbyrepellinghim,especiallyaboy。Onehastobetwiceascarefulwithaboy。Oh,youprogressivedullards!Youdon\'tunderstand。Youharmyourselvesrunninganothermandown……Butifyouwanttoknow,wereallyhavesomethingincommon。“ “Ishouldliketoknowwhat。“ “Why,it\'sallaboutahouse-painter……Wearegettinghimoutofamess!Thoughindeedthere\'snothingtofearnow。Thematterisabsolutelyself-evident。Weonlyputonsteam。“ “Apainter？” “Why,haven\'tItoldyouaboutit?Ionlytoldyouthebeginningthenaboutthemurderoftheoldpawnbroker-woman。Well,thepainterismixedupinit……“ “Oh,Iheardaboutthatmurderbeforeandwasratherinterestedinit……partly……foronereason……Ireadaboutitinthepapers,too……“ “Lizavetawasmurdered,too,“Nastasyablurtedout,suddenlyaddressingRaskolnikov。Sheremainedintheroomallthetime,standingbythedoorlistening。 “Lizaveta,“murmuredRaskolnikovhardlyaudibly。 “Lizaveta,whosoldoldclothes。Didn\'tyouknowher?Sheusedtocomehere。Shemendedashirtforyou,too。“ Raskolnikovturnedtothewallwhereinthedirty,yellowpaperhepickedoutoneclumsy,whiteflowerwithbrownlinesonitandbeganexamininghowmanypetalstherewereinit,howmanyscallopsinthepetalsandhowmanylinesonthem。Hefelthisarmsandlegsaslifelessasthoughtheyhadbeencutoff。Hedidnotattempttomove,butstaredobstinatelyattheflower。 “Butwhataboutthepainter？”ZossimovinterruptedNastasya\'schatterwithmarkeddispleasure。Shesighedandwassilent。 “Why,hewasaccusedofthemurder,“Razumihinwentonhotly。 “Wasthereevidenceagainsthimthen？” “Evidence,indeed!Evidencethatwasnoevidence,andthat\'swhatwehavetoprove。Itwasjustastheypitchedonthosefellows,KochandPestryakov,atfirst。Foo!howstupidlyit\'salldone,itmakesonesick,thoughit\'snotone\'sbusiness!Pestryakovmaybecomingto-night……Bytheway,Rodya,you\'veheardaboutthebusinessalready;ithappenedbeforeyouwereill,thedaybeforeyoufaintedatthepoliceofficewhiletheyweretalkingaboutit。“ ZossimovlookedcuriouslyatRaskolnikov。Hedidnotstir。 “ButIsay,Razumihin,Iwonderatyou。Whatabusybodyyouare！” Zossimovobserved。 “MaybeIam,butwewillgethimoffanyway,“shoutedRazumihin,bringinghisfistdownonthetable。“What\'sthemostoffensiveisnottheirlying-onecanalwaysforgivelying-lyingisadelightfulthing,foritleadstotruth-whatisoffensiveisthattheylieandworshiptheirownlying……IrespectPorfiry,but……Whatthrewthemoutatfirst?Thedoorwaslocked,andwhentheycamebackwiththeporteritwasopen。SoitfollowedthatKochandPestryakovwerethemurderers-thatwastheirlogic！” “Butdon\'texciteyourself;theysimplydetainedthem,theycouldnothelpthat……And,bytheway,I\'vemetthatmanKoch。Heusedtobuyunredeemedpledgesfromtheoldwoman?Eh？” “Yes,heisaswindler。Hebuysupbaddebts,too。Hemakesaprofessionofit。Butenoughofhim!Doyouknowwhatmakesmeangry?It\'stheirsickeningrotten,petrifiedroutine……Andthiscasemightbethemeansofintroducinganewmethod。Onecanshowfromthepsychologicaldataalonehowtogetonthetrackoftherealman。\'Wehavefacts,\'theysay。Butfactsarenoteverything-atleasthalfthebusinessliesinhowyouinterpretthem！” “Canyouinterpretthem,then？” “Anyway,onecan\'tholdone\'stonguewhenonehasafeeling,atangiblefeeling,thatonemightbeahelpifonly……Eh!Doyouknowthedetailsofthecase？” “Iamwaitingtohearaboutthepainter。“ “Oh,yes!Well,here\'sthestory。Earlyonthethirddayafterthemurder,whentheywerestilldandlingKochandPestryakov-thoughtheyaccountedforeverysteptheytookanditwasasplainasapikestaff- anunexpectedfactturnedup。ApeasantcalledDushkin,whokeepsadram-shopfacingthehouse,broughttothepoliceofficeajeweller\'scasecontainingsomegoldear-rings,andtoldalongrigamarole。\'Thedaybeforeyesterday,justaftereighto\'clock\'-markthedayandthehour!-\'ajourneymanhouse-painter,Nikolay,whohadbeenintoseemealreadythatday,broughtmethisboxofgoldear-ringsandstones,andaskedmetogivehimtworoublesforthem。 WhenIaskedhimwherehegotthem,hesaidthathepickedthemupinthestreet。Ididnotaskhimanythingmore。\'IamtellingyouDushkin\'sstory。\'Igavehimanote\'-aroublethatis-\'forIthoughtifhedidnotpawnitwithmehewouldwithanother。Itwouldallcometothesamething-he\'dspenditondrink,sothethinghadbetterbewithme。Thefurtheryouhideitthequickeryouwillfindit,andifanythingturnsup,ifIhearanyrumours,I\'lltakeittothepolice。\'Ofcourse,that\'salltaradiddle;helieslikeahorse,forI knowthisDushkin,heisapawnbrokerandareceiverofstolengoods,andhedidnotcheatNikolayoutofathirty-roubletrinketinordertogiveittothepolice。Hewassimplyafraid。Butnomatter,toreturntoDushkin\'sstory。\'I\'veknownthispeasant,NikolayDementyev,fromachild;hecomesfromthesameprovinceanddistrictofZaraisk,wearebothRyazanmen。AndthoughNikolayisnotadrunkard,hedrinks,andIknewhehadajobinthathouse,paintingworkwithDmitri,whocomesfromthesamevillage,too。Assoonashegottheroublehechangedit,hadacoupleofglasses,tookhischangeandwentout。ButIdidnotseeDmitriwithhimthen。AndthenextdayIheardthatsomeonehadmurderedAlyonaIvanovnaandhersister,LizavetaIvanovna,withanaxe。Iknewthem,andIfeltsuspiciousabouttheear-ringsatonce,forIknewthemurderedwomanlentmoneyonpledges。Iwenttothehouse,andbegantomakecarefulinquirieswithoutsayingawordtoanyone。FirstofallI asked,“IsNikolayhere？”DmitritoldmethatNikolayhadgoneoffonthespree;hehadcomehomeatdaybreakdrunk,stayedinthehouseabouttenminutes,andwentoutagain。Dmitrididn\'tseehimagainandisfinishingthejobalone。Andtheirjobisonthesamestaircaseasthemurder,onthesecondfloor。WhenIheardallthatIdidnotsayawordtoanyone\'-that\'sDushkin\'stale-\'butI foundoutwhatIcouldaboutthemurder,andwenthomefeelingassuspiciousasever。Andateighto\'clockthismorning\'-thatwasthethirdday,youunderstand-\'IsawNikolaycomingin,notsober,thoughnotsoverydrunk-hecouldunderstandwhatwassaidtohim。Hesatdownonthebenchanddidnotspeak。TherewasonlyonestrangerinthebarandamanIknewasleeponabenchandourtwoboys。“HaveyouseenDmitri？”saidI。“No,Ihaven\'t,“saidhe。“Andyou\'venotbeenhereeither？”“Notsincethedaybeforeyesterday,“saidhe。“Andwheredidyousleeplastnight？”“InPeski,withtheKolomenskymen。““Andwheredidyougetthoseear-rings？”Iasked。“Ifoundtheminthestreet,“andthewayhesaiditwasabitqueer;hedidnotlookatme。“Didyouhearwhathappenedthatveryevening,atthatveryhour,onthatsamestaircase？”saidI。“No,“saidhe,“Ihadnotheard,“andallthewhilehewaslistening,hiseyeswerestaringoutofhisheadandheturnedaswhiteaschalk。Itoldhimallaboutitandhetookhishatandbegangettingup。Iwantedtokeephim。“Waitabit,Nikolay,“saidI,“won\'tyouhaveadrink？”AndIsignedtotheboytoholdthedoor,andIcameoutfrombehindthebar;buthedartedoutanddownthestreettotheturningatarun。 Ihavenotseenhimsince。Thenmydoubtswereatanend-itwashisdoing,asclearascouldbe……“ “Ishouldthinkso,“saidZossimov。 “Wait!Heartheend。OfcoursetheysoughthighandlowforNikolay; theydetainedDushkinandsearchedhishouse;Dmitri,too,wasarrested;theKolomenskymenalsowereturnedinsideout。AndthedaybeforeyesterdaytheyarrestedNikolayinatavernattheendofthetown。Hehadgonethere,takenthesilvercrossoffhisneckandaskedforadramforit。Theygaveittohim。Afewminutesafterwardsthewomanwenttothecowshed,andthroughacrackinthewallshesawinthestableadjoininghehadmadeanooseofhissashfromthebeam,stoodonablockofwood,andwastryingtoputhisneckinthenoose。 Thewomanscreechedherhardest;peopleranin。\'Sothat\'swhatyouareupto!\'\'Takeme,\'hesays,\'tosuch-and-suchapoliceofficer; I\'llconfesseverything。\'Well,theytookhimtothatpolicestation-thatishere-withasuitableescort。Sotheyaskedhimthisandthat,howoldheis,\'twenty-two,\'andsoon。Atthequestion,\'WhenyouwereworkingwithDmitri,didn\'tyouseeanyoneonthestaircaseatsuch-and-suchatime?\'-answer：\'Tobesurefolksmayhavegoneupanddown,butIdidnotnoticethem。\'\'Anddidn\'tyouhearanything,anynoise,andsoon?\'\'Weheardnothingspecial。\'\'Anddidyouhear,Nikolay,thatonthesamedayWidowSo-and-soandhersisterweremurderedandrobbed?\'\'Ineverknewathingaboutit。ThefirstIheardofitwasfromAfanasyPavlovitchthedaybeforeyesterday。\'\'Andwheredidyoufindtheear-rings?\' \'Ifoundthemonthepavement。“Whydidn\'tyougotoworkwithDmitritheotherday?\'\'BecauseIwasdrinking。\'\'Andwherewereyoudrinking?\'\'Oh,insuch-and-suchaplace。\'\'WhydidyourunawayfromDushkin\'s?\'\'BecauseIwasawfullyfrightened。\'\'Whatwereyoufrightenedof?\'\'ThatIshouldbeaccused。\'\'Howcouldyoubefrightened,ifyoufeltfreefromguilt?\'Now,Zossimov,youmaynotbelieveme,thatquestionwasputliterallyinthosewords。Iknowitforafact,itwasrepeatedtomeexactly!Whatdoyousaytothat？” “Well,anyway,there\'stheevidence。“ “Iamnottalkingoftheevidencenow,Iamtalkingaboutthatquestion,oftheirownideaofthemselves。Well,sotheysqueezedandsqueezedhimandheconfessed：\'Ididnotfinditinthestreet,butintheflatwhereIwaspaintingwithDmitri。\'\'Andhowwasthat?\' \'Why,DmitriandIwerepaintingthereallday,andwewerejustgettingreadytogo,andDmitritookabrushandpaintedmyface,andheranoffandIafterhim。Iranafterhim,shoutingmyhardest,andatthebottomofthestairsIranrightagainsttheporterandsomegentlemen-andhowmanygentlemenwerethereIdon\'tremember。Andtheportersworeatme,andtheotherporterswore,too,andtheporter\'swifecameout,andsworeatus,too;andagentlemancameintotheentrywithalady,andhesworeatus,too,forDmitriandIlayrightacrosstheway。IgotholdofDmitri\'shairandknockedhimdownandbeganbeatinghim。AndDmitri,too,caughtmebythehairandbeganbeatingme。Butwediditallnotfortemper,butinafriendlyway,forsport。AndthenDmitriescapedandranintothestreet,andIranafterhim;butIdidnotcatchhim,andwentbacktotheflatalone;Ihadtoclearupmythings。Ibeganputtingthemtogether,expectingDmitritocome,andthereinthepassage,inthecornerbythedoor,Isteppedonthebox。Isawitlyingtherewrappedupinpaper。Itookoffthepaper,sawsomelittlehooks,undidthem,andintheboxweretheear-rings……\'“ “Behindthedoor?Lyingbehindthedoor?Behindthedoor？” Raskolnikovcriedsuddenly,staringwithablanklookofterroratRazumihin,andheslowlysatuponthesofa,leaningonhishand。 “Yes……why?What\'sthematter?What\'swrong？”Razumihin,too,gotupfromhisseat。 “Nothing,“Raskolnikovansweredfaintly,turningtothewall。Allweresilentforawhile。 “Hemusthavewakedfromadream,“Razumihinsaidatlast,lookinginquiringlyatZossimov。Thelatterslightlyshookhishead。 “Well,goon,“saidZossimov。“Whatnext？” “Whatnext?Assoonashesawtheear-rings,forgettingDmitriandeverything,hetookuphiscapandrantoDushkinand,asweknow,gotaroublefromhim。Hetoldaliesayinghefoundtheminthestreet,andwentoffdrinking。Hekeepsrepeatinghisoldstoryaboutthemurder：\'Iknewnothingofit,neverheardofittillthedaybeforeyesterday。\'\'Andwhydidn\'tyoucometothepolicetillnow?\'\'Iwasfrightened。\'\'Andwhydidyoutrytohangyourself?\'\'Fromanxiety。\' \'Whatanxiety?\'\'ThatIshouldbeaccusedofit。\'Well,that\'sthewholestory。Andnowwhatdoyousupposetheydeducedfromthat？” “Why,there\'snosupposing。There\'saclue,suchasitis,afact。 Youwouldn\'thaveyourpaintersetfree？” “Nowthey\'vesimplytakenhimforthemurderer。Theyhaven\'tashadowofdoubt。“ “That\'snonsense。Youareexcited。Butwhatabouttheear-rings?Youmustadmitthat,ifontheverysamedayandhourear-ringsfromtheoldwoman\'sboxhavecomeintoNikolay\'shands,theymusthavecometheresomehow。That\'sagooddealinsuchacase。“ “Howdidtheygetthere?Howdidtheygetthere？”criedRazumihin。 “Howcanyou,adoctor,whosedutyitistostudymanandwhohasmoreopportunitythananyoneelseforstudyinghumannature-howcanyoufailtoseethecharacterofthemaninthewholestory?Don\'tyouseeatoncethattheanswershehasgivenintheexaminationaretheholytruth?Theycameintohishandpreciselyashehastoldus-hesteppedontheboxandpickeditup。“ “Theholytruth!Butdidn\'theownhimselfthathetoldalieatfirst？” “Listentome,listenattentively。TheporterandKochandPestryakovandtheotherporterandthewifeofthefirstporterandthewomanwhowassittingintheporter\'slodgeandthemanKryukov,whohadjustgotoutofacabatthatminuteandwentinattheentrywithaladyonhisarm,thatiseightortenwitnesses,agreethatNikolayhadDmitriontheground,waslyingonhimbeatinghim,whileDmitrihungontohishair,beatinghim,too。Theylayrightacrosstheway,blockingthethoroughfare。Theywereswornatonallsideswhilethey\'likechildren\'(theverywordsofthewitnesses) werefallingoveroneanother,squealing,fightingandlaughingwiththefunniestfaces,and,chasingoneanotherlikechildren,theyranintothestreet。Nowtakecarefulnote。Thebodiesupstairswerewarm,youunderstand,warmwhentheyfoundthem!Ifthey,orNikolayalone,hadmurderedthemandbrokenopentheboxes,orsimplytakenpartintherobbery,allowmetoaskyouonequestion：dotheirstateofmind,theirsquealsandgigglesandchildishscufflingatthegatefitinwithaxes,bloodshed,fiendishcunning,robbery?They\'djustkilledthem,notfiveortenminutesbefore,forthebodieswerestillwarm,andatonce,leavingtheflatopen,knowingthatpeoplewouldgothereatonce,flingingawaytheirbooty,theyrolledaboutlikechildren,laughingandattractinggeneralattention。 Andthereareadozenwitnessestosweartothat！” “Ofcourseitisstrange!It\'simpossible,indeed,but……“ “No,brother,nobuts。Andiftheear-rings\'beingfoundinNikolay\'shandsattheverydayandhourofthemurderconstitutesanimportantpieceofcircumstantialevidenceagainsthim-althoughtheexplanationgivenbyhimaccountsforit,andthereforeitdoesnottellseriouslyagainsthim-onemusttakeintoconsiderationthefactswhichprovehiminnocent,especiallyastheyarefactsthatcannotbedenied。Anddoyousuppose,fromthecharacterofourlegalsystem,thattheywillaccept,orthattheyareinapositiontoaccept,thisfact-restingsimplyonapsychologicalimpossibility-asirrefutableandconclusivelybreakingdownthecircumstantialevidencefortheprosecution?No,theywon\'tacceptit,theycertainlywon\'t,becausetheyfoundthejewel-caseandthemantriedtohanghimself,\'whichhecouldnothavedoneifhehadn\'tfeltguilty。\'That\'sthepoint,that\'swhatexcitesme,youmustunderstand！” “Oh,Iseeyouareexcited!Waitabit。Iforgottoaskyou;whatproofistherethattheboxcamefromtheoldwoman？” “That\'sbeenproved,“saidRazumihinwithapparentreluctance,frowning。“Kochrecognisedthejewel-caseandgavethenameoftheowner,whoprovedconclusivelythatitwashis。“ “That\'sbad。Nowanotherpoint。DidanyoneseeNikolayatthetimethatKochandPestryakovweregoingupstairsatfirst,andistherenoevidenceaboutthat？” “Nobodydidseehim,“Razumihinansweredwithvexation。“That\'stheworstofit。EvenKochandPestryakovdidnotnoticethemontheirwayupstairs,though,indeed,theirevidencecouldnothavebeenworthmuch。Theysaidtheysawtheflatwasopen,andthattheremustbeworkgoingoninit,buttheytooknospecialnoticeandcouldnotrememberwhetherthereactuallyweremenatworkinit。“ “Hm!……Sotheonlyevidenceforthedefenceisthattheywerebeatingoneanotherandlaughing。Thatconstitutesastrongpresumption,but……Howdoyouexplainthefactsyourself？” “HowdoIexplainthem?Whatistheretoexplain?It\'sclear。Atanyrate,thedirectioninwhichexplanationistobesoughtisclear,andthejewel-casepointstoit。Therealmurdererdroppedthoseear-rings。Themurdererwasupstairs,lockedin,whenKochandPestryakovknockedatthedoor。Koch,likeanass,didnotstayatthedoor;sothemurdererpoppedoutandrandown,too,forhehadnootherwayofescape。HehidfromKoch,PestryakovandtheporterintheflatwhenNikolayandDmitrihadjustrunoutofit。Hestoppedtherewhiletheporterandothersweregoingupstairs,waitedtilltheywereoutofhearing,andthenwentcalmlydownstairsattheveryminutewhenDmitriandNikolayranoutintothestreetandtherewasnooneintheentry;possiblyhewasseen,butnotnoticed。Therearelotsofpeoplegoinginandout。Hemusthavedroppedtheear-ringsoutofhispocketwhenhestoodbehindthedoor,anddidnotnoticehedroppedthem,becausehehadotherthingstothinkof。Thejewel-caseisaconclusiveproofthathedidstandthere……That\'showIexplainit。“ “Tooclever!No,myboy,you\'retooclever。Thatbeatseverything。“ “But,why,why？” “Why,becauseeverythingfitstoowell……it\'stoomelodramatic。“ “A-ach！”Razumihinwasexclaiming,butatthatmomentthedooropenedandapersonagecameinwhowasastrangertoallpresent。 ChapterFiveTHISWASagentlemannolongeryoung,ofastiffandportlyappearance,andacautiousandsourcountenance。Hebeganbystoppingshortinthedoorway,staringabouthimwithoffensiveandundisguisedastonishment,asthoughaskinghimselfwhatsortofplacehehadcometo。Mistrustfullyandwithanaffectationofbeingalarmedandalmostaffronted,hescannedRaskolnikov\'slowandnarrow“cabin。“WiththesameamazementhestaredatRaskolnikov,wholayundressed,dishevelled,unwashed,onhismiserabledirtysofa,lookingfixedlyathim。Thenwiththesamedeliberationhescrutinisedtheuncouth,unkemptfigureandunshavenfaceofRazumihin,wholookedhimboldlyandinquiringlyinthefacewithoutrisingfromhisseat。A constrainedsilencelastedforacoupleofminutes,andthen,asmightbeexpected,somescene-shiftingtookplace。Reflecting,probablyfromcertainfairlyunmistakablesigns,thathewouldgetnothinginthis“cabin“byattemptingtooverawethem,thegentlemansoftenedsomewhat,andcivilly,thoughwithsomeseverity,emphasisingeverysyllableofhisquestion,addressedZossimov： “RodionRomanovitchRaskolnikov,astudent,orformerlyastudent？” Zossimovmadeaslightmovement,andwouldhaveanswered,hadnotRazumihinanticipatedhim。 “Hereheislyingonthesofa!Whatdoyouwant？” Thisfamiliar“whatdoyouwant“seemedtocutthegroundfromthefeetofthepompousgentleman。HewasturningtoRazumihin,butcheckedhimselfintimeandturnedtoZossimovagain。 “ThisisRaskolnikov,“mumbledZossimov,noddingtowardshim。Thenhegaveaprolongedyawn,openinghismouthaswideaspossible。 Thenhelazilyputhishandintohiswaistcoat-pocket,pulledoutahugegoldwatchinaroundhunter\'scase,openedit,lookedatitandasslowlyandlazilyproceededtoputitback。 Raskolnikovhimselflaywithoutspeaking,onhisback,gazingpersistently,though\'withoutunderstanding,atthestranger。Nowthathisfacewasturnedawayfromthestrangefloweronthepaper,itwasextremelypaleandworealookofanguish,asthoughhehadjustundergoneanagonisingoperationorjustbeentakenfromtherack。Butthenew-comergraduallybegantoarousehisattention,thenhiswonder,thensuspicionandevenalarm。WhenZossimovsaid“ThisisRaskolnikov“hejumpedupquickly,satonthesofaandwithanalmostdefiant,butweakandbreaking,voicearticulated： “Yes,IamRaskolnikov!Whatdoyouwant？” Thevisitorscrutinisedhimandpronouncedimpressively： “PyotrPetrovitchLuzhin。IbelieveIhavereasontohopethatmynameisnotwhollyunknowntoyou？” ButRaskolnikov,whohadexpectedsomethingquitedifferent,gazedblanklyanddreamilyathim,makingnoreply,asthoughheheardthenameofPyotrPetrovitchforthefirsttime。 “Isitpossiblethatyoucanuptothepresenthavereceivednoinformation？”askedPyotrPetrovitch,somewhatdisconcerted。 InreplyRaskolnikovsanklanguidlybackonthepillow,puthishandsbehindhisheadandgazedattheceiling。AlookofdismaycameintoLuzhin\'sface。ZossimovandRazumihinstaredathimmoreinquisitivelythanever,andatlastheshowedunmistakablesignsofembarrassment。 “Ihadpresumedandcalculated,“hefaltered,“thataletterpostedmorethantendays,ifnotafortnightago……“ “Isay,whyareyoustandinginthedoorway？”Razumihininterruptedsuddenly。“Ifyou\'vesomethingtosay,sitdown。 Nastasyaandyouaresocrowded。Nastasya,makeroom。Here\'sachair,threadyourwayin！” Hemovedhischairbackfromthetable,madealittlespacebetweenthetableandhisknees,andwaitedinarathercrampedpositionforthevisitorto“threadhiswayin。“Theminutewassochosenthatitwasimpossibletorefuse,andthevisitorsqueezedhiswaythrough,hurryingandstumbling。Reachingthechair,hesatdown,lookingsuspiciouslyatRazumihin。 “Noneedtobenervous,“thelatterblurtedout。“Rodyahasbeenillforthelastfivedaysanddeliriousforthree,butnowheisrecoveringandhasgotanappetite。Thisishisdoctor,whohasjusthadalookathim。IamacomradeofRodya\'s,likehim,formerlyastudent,andnowIamnursinghim;sodon\'tyoutakeanynoticeofus,butgoonwithyourbusiness。“ “Thankyou。ButshallInotdisturbtheinvalidbymypresenceandconversation？”PyotrPetrovitchaskedofZossimov。 “N-no,“mumbledZossimov;“youmayamusehim。“Heyawnedagain。 “Hehasbeenconsciousalongtime,sincethemorning,“wentonRazumihin,whosefamiliarityseemedsomuchlikeunaffectedgood-naturethatPyotrPetrovitchbegantobemorecheerful,partly,perhaps,becausethisshabbyandimpudentpersonhadintroducedhimselfasastudent。 “Yourmamma,“beganLuzhin。 “Hm！”Razumihinclearedhisthroatloudly。Luzhinlookedathiminquiringly。 “That\'sallright,goon。“ Luzhinshruggedhisshoulders。 “YourmammahadcommencedalettertoyouwhileIwassojourninginherneighbourhood。OnmyarrivalhereIpurposelyallowedafewdaystoelapsebeforecomingtoseeyou,inorderthatImightbefullyassuredthatyouwereinfullpossessionofthetidings;butnow,tomyastonishment……“ “Iknow,Iknow！”Raskolnikovcriedsuddenlywithimpatientvexation。“Soyouarethefiance?Iknow,andthat\'senough！” TherewasnodoubtaboutPyotrPetrovitch\'sbeingoffendedthistime,buthesaidnothing。Hemadeaviolentefforttounderstandwhatitallmeant。Therewasamoment\'ssilence。 MeanwhileRaskolnikov,whohadturnedalittletowardshimwhenheanswered,begansuddenlystaringathimagainwithmarkedcuriosity,asthoughhehadnothadagoodlookathimyet,orasthoughsomethingnewhadstruckhim;herosefromhispillowonpurposetostareathim。TherecertainlywassomethingpeculiarinPyotrPetrovitch\'swholeappearance,somethingwhichseemedtojustifythetitleof“fiance“sounceremoniouslyappliedtohim。Inthefirstplace,itwasevident,fartoomuchsoindeed,thatPyotrPetrovitchhadmadeeageruseofhisfewdaysinthecapitaltogethimselfupandrighimselfoutinexpectationofhisbetrothed-aperfectlyinnocentandpermissibleproceeding,indeed。Evenhisown,perhapstoocomplacent,consciousnessoftheagreeableimprovementinhisappearancemighthavebeenforgiveninsuchcircumstances,seeingthatPyotrPetrovitchhadtakenuptheroleoffiance。Allhisclotheswerefreshfromthetailor\'sandwereallright,exceptforbeingtoonewandtoodistinctlyappropriate。Eventhestylishnewroundhathadthesamesignificance。PyotrPetrovitchtreatedittoorespectfullyandheldittoocarefullyinhishands。Theexquisitepairoflavendergloves,realLouvain,toldthesametale,ifonlyfromthefactofhisnotwearingthem,butcarryingtheminhishandforshow。LightandyouthfulcolourspredominatedinPyotrPetrovitch\'sattire。Heworeacharmingsummerjacketofafawnshade,lightthintrousers,awaistcoatofthesame,newandfinelinen,acravatofthelightestcambricwithpinkstripesonit,andthebestofitwas,thisallsuitedPyotrPetrovitch。Hisveryfreshandevenhandsomefacelookedyoungerthanhisforty-fiveyearsatalltimes。Hisdark,mutton-chopwhiskersmadeanagreeablesettingonbothsides,growingthicklyabouthisshining,clean-shavenchin。Evenhishair,touchedhereandtherewithgrey,thoughithadbeencombedandcurledatahairdresser\'s,didnotgivehimastupidappearance,ascurledhairusuallydoes,byinevitablysuggestingaGermanonhiswedding-day。Iftherereallywassomethingunpleasingandrepulsiveinhisrathergood-lookingandimposingcountenance,itwasduetoquiteothercauses。AfterscanningMr。Luzhinunceremoniously,Raskolnikovsmiledmalignantly,sankbackonthepillowandstaredattheceilingasbefore。 ButMr。Luzhinhardenedhisheartandseemedtodeterminetotakenonoticeoftheiroddities。 “Ifeelthegreatestregretatfindingyouinthissituation,“hebegan,againbreakingthesilencewithaneffort。“IfIhadbeenawareofyourillnessIshouldhavecomeearlier。Butyouknowwhatbusinessis。Ihave,too,averyimportantlegalaffairintheSenate,nottomentionotherpreoccupationswhichyoumaywellconjecture。Iamexpectingyourmammaandsisteranyminute。“ Raskolnikovmadeamovementandseemedabouttospeak;hisfaceshowedsomeexcitement。PyotrPetrovitchpaused,waited,butasnothingfollowed,hewenton： “……Anyminute。Ihavefoundalodgingforthemontheirarrival。“ “Where？”askedRaskolnikovweakly。 “Verynearhere,inBakaleyev\'shouse。“ “That\'sinVoskresensky,“putinRazumihin。“Therearetwostoreysofrooms,letbyamerchantcalledYushin;I\'vebeenthere。“ “Yes,rooms……“ “Adisgustingplace-filthy,stinkingand,what\'smore,ofdoubtfulcharacter。Thingshavehappenedthere,andthereareallsortsofqueerpeoplelivingthere。AndIwentthereaboutascandalousbusiness。It\'scheap,though……“ “Icouldnot,ofcourse,findoutsomuchaboutit,forIamastrangerinPetersburgmyself,“PyotrPetrovitchrepliedhuffily。 “However,thetworoomsareexceedinglyclean,andasitisforsoshortatime……Ihavealreadytakenapermanent,thatis,ourfutureflat,“hesaid,addressingRaskolnikov,“andIamhavingitdoneup。AndmeanwhileIammyselfcrampedforroominalodgingwithmyfriendAndreySemyonovitchLebeziatnikov,intheflatofMadameLippevechsel;itwashewhotoldmeofBakaleyev\'shouse,too……“ “Lebeziatnikov？”saidRaskolnikovslowly,asifrecallingsomething。 “Yes,AndreySemyonovitchLebeziatnikov,aclerkintheMinistry。Doyouknowhim？” “Yes……no,“Raskolnikovanswered。 “Excuseme,Ifanciedsofromyourinquiry。Iwasoncehisguardian……Averyniceyoungmanandadvanced。Iliketomeetyoungpeople：onelearnsnewthingsfromthem。“Luzhinlookedroundhopefullyatthemall。 “Howdoyoumean？”askedRazumihin。 “Inthemostseriousandessentialmatters,“PyotrPetrovitchreplied,asthoughdelightedatthequestion。“Yousee,it\'stenyearssinceIvisitedPetersburg。Allthenovelties,reforms,ideashavereachedusintheprovinces,buttoseeitallmoreclearlyonemustbeinPetersburg。Andit\'smynotionthatyouobserveandlearnmostbywatchingtheyoungergeneration。AndIconfessIamdelighted……“ “Atwhat？” “Yourquestionisawideone。Imaybemistaken,butIfancyI findclearerviews,more,sotosay,criticism,morepracticality……“ “That\'strue,“Zossimovletdrop。 “Nonsense!There\'snopracticality。“Razumihinflewathim。 “Practicalityisadifficultthingtofind;itdoesnotdropdownfromheaven。Andforthelasttwohundredyearswehavebeendivorcedfromallpracticallife。Ideas,ifyoulike,arefermenting,“hesaidtoPyotrPetrovitch,“anddesireforgoodexists,thoughit\'sinachildishform,andhonestyyoumayfind,althoughtherearecrowdsofbrigands。Anyway,there\'snopracticality。Practicalitygoeswellshod。“ “Idon\'tagreewithyou,“PyotrPetrovitchreplied,withevidentenjoyment。“Ofcourse,peopledogetcarriedawayandmakemistakes,butonemusthaveindulgence;thosemistakesaremerelyevidenceofenthusiasmforthecauseandofabnormalexternalenvironment。Iflittlehasbeendone,thetimehasbeenbutshort;ofmeansIwillnotspeak。It\'smypersonalview,ifyoucaretoknow,thatsomethinghasbeenaccomplishedalready。Newvaluableideas,newvaluableworksarecirculatingintheplaceofourolddreamyandromanticauthors。Literatureistakingamaturerform,manyinjuriousprejudicehavebeenrootedupandturnedintoridicule……Inaword,wehavecutourselvesoffirrevocablyfromthepast,andthat,tomythinking,isagreatthing……“ “He\'slearntitbyhearttoshowoffRaskolnikovpronouncedsuddenly。 “What？”askedPyotrPetrovitch,notcatchinghiswords;buthereceivednoreply。 “That\'salltrue,“Zossimovhastenedtointerpose。 “Isn\'titso？”PyotrPetrovitchwenton,glancingaffablyatZossimov。“Youmustadmit,“hewenton,addressingRazumihinwithashadeoftriumphandsuperciliousness-healmostadded“youngman“- “thatthereisanadvance,or,astheysaynow,progressinthenameofscienceandeconomictruth……“ “Acommonplace。“ “No,notacommonplace!Hitherto,forinstance,ifIweretold,\'lovethyneighbour,\'whatcameofit？”PyotrPetrovitchwenton,perhapswithexcessivehaste。“Itcametomytearingmycoatinhalftosharewithmyneighbourandwebothwerelefthalfnaked。AsaRussianproverbhasit,\'catchseveralharesandyouwon\'tcatchone。\' Sciencenowtellsus,loveyourselfbeforeallmen,foreverythingintheworldrestsonself-interest。Youloveyourselfandmanageyourownaffairsproperlyandyourcoatremainswhole。Economictruthaddsthatthebetterprivateaffairsareorganisedinsociety-themorewholecoats,sotosay-thefirmerareitsfoundationsandthebetteristhecommonwelfareorganisedtoo。Therefore,inacquiringwealthsolelyandexclusivelyformyself,Iamacquiringsotospeak,forall,andhelpingtobringtopassmyneighbour\'sgettingalittlemorethanatorncoat;andthatnotfromprivate,personalliberality,butasaconsequenceofthegeneraladvance。Theideaissimple,butunhappilyithasbeenalongtimereachingus,beinghinderedbyidealismandsentimentality。Andyetitwouldseemtowantverylittlewittoperceiveit……“ “Excuseme,I\'veverylittlewitmyself,“Razumihincutinsharply,“andsoletusdropit。Ibeganthisdiscussionwithanobject,butI\'vegrownsosickduringthelastthreeyearsofthischatteringtoamuseoneself,ofthisincessantflowofcommonplaces,alwaysthesame,that,byJove,Iblushevenwhenotherpeopletalklikethat。Youareinahurry,nodoubt,toexhibityouracquirements; andIdon\'tblameyou,that\'squitepardonable。Ionlywantedtofindoutwhatsortofmanyouare,forsomanyunscrupulouspeoplehavegotholdoftheprogressivecauseoflateandhavesodistortedintheirowninterestseverythingtheytouched,thatthewholecausehasbeendraggedinthemire。That\'senough！” “Excuseme,sir,“saidLuzhin,affronted,andspeakingwithexcessivedignity。“DoyoumeantosuggestsounceremoniouslythatI too……“ “Oh,mydearsir……howcouldI?……Come,that\'senough,“ Razumihinconcluded,andheturnedabruptlytoZossimovtocontinuetheirpreviousconversation。 PyotrPetrovitchhadthegoodsensetoacceptthedisavowal。Hemadeuphismindtotakeleaveinanotherminuteortwo。 “Itrustouracquaintance,“hesaid,addressingRaskolnikov,“may,uponyourrecoveryandinviewofthecircumstancesofwhichyouareaware,becomecloser……Aboveall,Ihopeforyourreturntohealth……“ Raskolnikovdidnoteventurnhishead。PyotrPetrovitchbegangettingupfromhischair。 “Oneofhercustomersmusthavekilledher,“Zossimovdeclaredpositively。 “Notadoubtofit,“repliedRazumihin。“Porfirydoesn\'tgivehisopinion,butisexaminingallwhohaveleftpledgeswithherthere。“ “Examiningthem？”Raskolnikovaskedaloud。 “Yes。Whatthen？” “Nothing。“ “Howdoeshegetholdofthem？”askedZossimov。 “Kochhasgiventhenamesofsomeofthem,othernamesareonthewrappersofthepledgesandsomehavecomeforwardofthemselves。“ “Itmusthavebeenacunningandpractisedruffian!Theboldnessofit!Thecoolness！” “That\'sjustwhatitwasn\'t！”interposedRazumihin。“That\'swhatthrowsyoualloffthescent。ButImaintainthatheisnotcunning,norpractised,andprobablythiswashisfirstcrime!Thesuppositionthatitwasacalculatedcrimeandacunningcriminaldoesn\'twork。Supposehimtohavebeeninexperienced,andit\'sclearthatitwasonlyachancethatsavedhim-andchancemaydoanything。Why,hedidnotforeseeobstacles,perhaps!Andhowdidhesettowork?Hetookjewelsworthtenortwentyroubles,stuffinghispocketswiththem,ransackedtheoldwoman\'strunk,herrags- andtheyfoundfifteenhundredroubles,besidesnotes,inaboxinthetopdrawerofthechest!Hedidnotknowhowtorob;hecouldonlymurder。Itwashisfirstcrime,Iassureyou,hisfirstcrime;helosthishead。Andhegotoffmorebyluckthangoodcounsel！” “Youaretalkingofthemurderoftheoldpawnbroker,Ibelieve？” PyotrPetrovitchputin,addressingZossimov。Hewasstanding,hatandglovesinhand,butbeforedepartinghefeltdisposedtothrowoffafewmoreintellectualphrases。Hewasevidentlyanxioustomakeafavourableimpressionandhisvanityovercamehisprudence。 “Yes。You\'veheardofit？” “Oh,yes,beingintheneighbourhood。“ “Doyouknowthedetails？” “Ican\'tsaythat;butanothercircumstanceinterestsmeinthecase-thewholequestion,sotosay。Nottospeakofthefactthatcrimehasbeengreatlyontheincreaseamongthelowerclassesduringthelastfiveyears,nottospeakofthecasesofrobberyandarsoneverywhere,whatstrikesmeasthestrangestthingisthatinthehigherclasses,too,crimeisincreasingproportionately。Inoneplaceonehearsofastudent\'srobbingthemailonthehighroad;inanotherplacepeopleofgoodsocialpositionforgefalsebanknotes;inMoscowoflateawholeganghasbeencapturedwhousedtoforgelotterytickets,andoneoftheringleaderswasalecturerinuniversalhistory;thenoursecretaryabroadwasmurderedfromsomeobscuremotiveofgain……Andifthisoldwoman,thepawnbroker,hasbeenmurderedbysomeoneofahigherclassinsociety-forpeasantsdon\'tpawngoldtrinkets-howarewetoexplainthisdemoralisationofthecivilisedpartofoursociety？” “Therearemanyeconomicchanges,“putinZossimov。 “Howarewetoexplainit？”Razumihincaughthimup。“Itmightbeexplainedbyourinveterateunpracticality。“ “Howdoyoumean？” “WhatanswerhadyourlecturerinMoscowtomaketothequestionwhyhewasforgingnotes?\'Everybodyisgettingrichonewayoranother,soIwanttomakehastetogetrichtoo。\'Idon\'tremembertheexactwords,buttheupshotwasthathewantsmoneyfornothing,withoutwaitingorworking!We\'vegrownusedtohavingeverythingready-made,towalkingoncrutches,tohavingourfoodchewedforus。Thenthegreathourstruck,*andeverymanshowedhimselfinhistruecolours。“- *Theemancipationoftheserfsin1861ismeant-TRANSLATOR\'S NOTE- “Butmorality?Andsotospeak,principles……“ “Butwhydoyouworryaboutit？”Raskolnikovinterposedsuddenly。 “It\'sinaccordancewithyourtheory！” “Inaccordancewithmytheory？” “Why,carryoutlogicallythetheoryyouwereadvocatingjustnow,anditfollowsthatpeoplemaybekilled……“ “Uponmyword！”criedLuzhin。 “No,that\'snotso,“putinZossimov。 Raskolnikovlaywithawhitefaceandtwitchingupperlip,breathingpainfully。 “There\'sameasureinallthings,“Luzhinwentonsuperciliously。 “Economicideasarenotanincitementtomurder,andonehasbuttosuppose……“ “Andisittrue,“Raskolnikovinterposedoncemoresuddenly,againinavoicequiveringwithfuryanddelightininsultinghim,“isittruethatyoutoldyourfiancee……withinanhourofheracceptance,thatwhatpleasedyoumost……wasthatshewasabeggar……becauseitwasbettertoraiseawifefrompoverty,sothatyoumayhavecompletecontroloverher,andreproachherwithyourbeingherbenefactor？” “Uponmyword,“Luzhincriedwrathfullyandirritably,crimsonwithconfusion,“todistortmywordsinthisway!Excuseme,allowmetoassureyouthatthereportwhichhasreachedyou,orratherletmesay,hasbeenconveyedtoyou,hasnofoundationintruth,andI……suspectwho……inaword……thisarrow……inaword,yourmamma……Sheseemedtomeinotherthings,withallherexcellentqualities,ofasomewhathighflownandromanticwayofthinking…… ButIwasathousandmilesfromsupposingthatshewouldmisunderstandandmisrepresentthingsinsofancifulaway……Andindeed…… indeed……“ “Itellyouwhat,“criedRaskolnikov,raisinghimselfonhispillowandfixinghispiercing,glitteringeyesuponhim,“Itellyouwhat。“ “What？”Luzhinstoodstill,waitingwithadefiantandoffendedface。Silencelastedforsomeseconds。 “Why,ifeveragain……youdaretomentionasingleword……aboutmymother……Ishallsendyouflyingdownstairs！” “What\'sthematterwithyou？”criedRazumihin。 “Sothat\'showitis？”Luzhinturnedpaleandbithislip。“Letmetellyou,sir,“hebegandeliberately,doinghisutmosttorestrainhimselfbutbreathinghard,“atthefirstmomentIsawyouyouwereill-disposedtome,butIremainedhereonpurposetofindoutmore。I couldforgiveagreatdealinasickmanandaconnection,butyou……neverafterthis……“ “Iamnotill,“criedRaskolnikov。 “Somuchtheworse……“ “Gotohell！” ButLuzhinwasalreadyleavingwithoutfinishinghisspeech,squeezingbetweenthetableandthechair;Razumihingotupthistimetolethimpass。Withoutglancingatanyone,andnotevennoddingtoZossimov,whohadforsometimebeenmakingsignstohimtoletthesickmanalone,hewentout,liftinghishattothelevelofhisshoulderstoavoidcrushingitashestoopedtogooutofthedoor。Andeventhecurveofhisspinewasexpressiveofthehorribleinsulthehadreceived。 “Howcouldyou-howcouldyou！”Razumihinsaid,shakinghisheadinperplexity。 “Letmealone-letmealoneallofyou！”Raskolnikovcriedinafrenzy。“Willyoueverleaveofftormentingme?Iamnotafraidofyou!Iamnotafraidofanyone,anyonenow!Getawayfromme!Iwanttobealone,alone,alone！” “Comealong,“saidZossimov,noddingtoRazumihin。 “Butwecan\'tleavehimlikethis！” “Comealong,“Zossimovrepeatedinsistently,andhewentout。 Razumihinthoughtaminuteandrantoovertakehim。 “Itmightbeworsenottoobeyhim,“saidZossimovonthestairs。 “Hemustn\'tbeirritated。“ “What\'sthematterwithhim？” “Ifonlyhecouldgetsomefavourableshock,that\'swhatwoulddoit!Atfirsthewasbetter……Youknowhehasgotsomethingonhismind!Somefixedideaweighingonhim……Iamverymuchafraidso;hemusthave！” “Perhapsit\'sthatgentleman,PyotrPetrovitch。FromhisconversationIgatherheisgoingtomarryhissister,andthathehadreceivedaletteraboutitjustbeforehisillness……“ “Yes,confoundtheman!hemayhaveupsetthecasealtogether。Buthaveyounoticed,hetakesnointerestinanything,hedoesnotrespondtoanythingexceptonepointonwhichheseemsexcited-that\'sthemurder？” “Yes,yes,“Razumihinagreed,“Inoticedthat,too。Heisinterested,frightened。Itgavehimashockonthedayhewasillinthepoliceoffice;hefainted。“ “TellmemoreaboutthatthiseveningandI\'lltellyousomethingafterwards。Heinterestsmeverymuch!InhalfanhourI\'llgoandseehimagain……There\'llbenoinflammationthough。“ “Thanks!AndI\'llwaitwithPashenkameantimeandwillkeepwatchonhimthroughNastasya……“ Raskolnikov,leftalone,lookedwithimpatienceandmiseryatNastasya,butshestilllingered。 “Won\'tyouhavesometeanow？”sheasked。 “Later!Iamsleepy!Leaveme。“ Heturnedabruptlytothewall;Nastasyawentout。 ChapterSixBUTASSOONasshewentout,hegotup,latchedthedoor,undidtheparcelwhichRazumihinhadbroughtinthateveningandhadtiedupagainandbegandressing。Strangetosay,heseemedimmediatelytohavebecomeperfectlycalm;notatraceofhisrecentdeliriumnorofthepanicfearthathadhauntedhimoflate。Itwasthefirstmomentofastrangesuddencalm。Hismovementswerepreciseanddefinite;afirmpurposewasevidentinthem。“To-day,to-day,“hemutteredtohimself。Heunderstoodthathewasstillweak,buthisintensespiritualconcentrationgavehimstrengthandself-confidence。 Hehoped,moreover,thathewouldnotfalldowninthestreet。Whenhehaddressedinentirelynewclothes,helookedatthemoneylyingonthetable,andafteramoment\'sthoughtputitinhispocket。Itwastwenty-fiveroubles。HetookalsoallthecopperchangefromthetenroublesspentbyRazumihinontheclothes。Thenhesoftlyunlatchedthedoor,wentout,slippeddownstairsandglancedinattheopenkitchendoor。Nastasyawasstandingwithherbacktohim,blowingupthelandlady\'ssamovar。Sheheardnothing。Whowouldhavedreamedofhisgoingout,indeed?Aminutelaterhewasinthestreet。 Itwasnearlyeighto\'clock,thesunwassetting。Itwasasstiflingasbefore,butheeagerlydrankinthestinking,dustytownair。Hisheadfeltratherdizzy;asortofsavageenergygleamedsuddenlyinhisfeverisheyesandhiswasted,paleandyellowface。Hedidnotknowanddidnotthinkwherehewasgoing,hehadonethoughtonly“thatallthismustbeendedto-day,onceforall,immediately;thathewouldnotreturnhomewithoutit,becausehewouldnotgoonlivinglikethat。“How,withwhattomakeanend?Hehadnotanideaaboutit,hedidnotevenwanttothinkofit。Hedroveawaythought; thoughttorturedhim。Allheknew,allhefeltwasthateverythingmustbechanged“onewayoranother,“herepeatedwithdesperateandimmovableself-confidenceanddetermination。 FromoldhabithetookhisusualwalkinthedirectionoftheHayMarket。Adark-hairedyoungmanwithabarrelorganwasstandingintheroadinfrontofalittlegeneralshopandwasgrindingoutaverysentimentalsong。Hewasaccompanyingagirloffifteen,whostoodonthepavementinfrontofhim。Shewasdressedupinacrinoline,amantleandastrawhatwithaflame-colouredfeatherinit,allveryoldandshabby。Inastrongandratheragreeablevoice,crackedandcoarsenedbystreetsinging,shesanginhopeofgettingacopperfromtheshop。Raskolnikovjoinedtwoorthreelisteners,tookoutafivecopeckpieceandputitinthegirl\'shand。Shebrokeoffabruptlyonasentimentalhighnote,shoutedsharplytotheorgangrinder“Comeon,“andbothmovedontothenextshop。 “Doyoulikestreetmusic？”saidRaskolnikov,addressingamiddle-agedmanstandingidlybyhim。Themanlookedathim,startledandwondering。 “Ilovetohearsingingtoastreetorgan,“saidRaskolnikov,andhismannerseemedstrangelyoutofkeepingwiththesubject-“Ilikeitoncold,dark,dampautumnevenings-theymustbedamp-whenallthepassers-byhavepalegreen,sicklyfaces,orbetterstillwhenwetsnowisfallingstraightdown,whenthere\'snowind-youknowwhatI mean?andthestreetlampsshinethroughit……“ “Idon\'tknow……Excuseme……“mutteredthestranger,frightenedbythequestionandRaskolnikov\'sstrangemanner,andhecrossedovertotheothersideofthestreet。 RaskolnikovwalkedstraightonandcameoutatthecorneroftheHayMarket,wherethehucksterandhiswifehadtalkedwithLizaveta; buttheywerenottherenow。Recognisingtheplace,hestopped,lookedroundandaddressedayoungfellowinaredshirtwhostoodgapingbeforeacornchandler\'sshop。 “Isn\'tthereamanwhokeepsaboothwithhiswifeatthiscorner？” “Allsortsofpeoplekeepboothshere,“answeredtheyoungman,glancingsuperciliouslyatRaskolnikov。 “What\'shisname？” “Whathewaschristened。“ “Aren\'tyouaZaraiskyman,too?Whichprovince？” TheyoungmanlookedatRaskolnikovagain。 “It\'snotaprovince,yourexcellency,butadistrict。Graciouslyforgiveme,yourexcellency！” “Isthatatavernatthetopthere？” “Yes,it\'saneating-houseandthere\'sabilliard-roomandyou\'llfindprincessestheretoo……La-la！” Raskolnikovcrossedthesquare。Inthatcornertherewasadensecrowdofpeasants。Hepushedhiswayintothethickestpartofit,lookingatthefaces。Hefeltanunaccountableinclinationtoenterintoconversationwithpeople。Butthepeasantstooknonoticeofhim; theywereallshoutingingroupstogether。HestoodandthoughtalittleandtookaturningtotherightinthedirectionofV。 Hehadoftencrossedthatlittlestreetwhichturnsatanangle,leadingfromthemarket-placetoSadovyStreet。Oflatehehadoftenfeltdrawntowanderaboutthisdistrict,whenhefeltdepressed,thathemightfeelmoreso。 Nowhewalkedalong,thinkingofnothing。Atthatpointthereisagreatblockofbuildings,entirelyletoutindramshopsandeating-houses;womenwerecontinuallyrunninginandout,bare-headedandintheirindoorclothes。Hereandtheretheygatheredingroups,onthepavement,especiallyabouttheentrancestovariousfestiveestablishmentsinthelowerstoreys。Fromoneofthesealouddin,soundsofsinging,thetinklingofaguitarandshoutsofmerriment,floatedintothestreet。Acrowdofwomenwerethrongingroundthedoor;someweresittingonthesteps,othersonthepavement,otherswerestandingtalking。Adrunkensoldier,smokingacigarette,waswalkingnearthemintheroad,swearing;heseemedtobetryingtofindhiswaysomewhere,buthadforgottenwhere。Onebeggarwasquarrellingwithanother,andamandeaddrunkwaslyingrightacrosstheroad。Raskolnikovjoinedthethrongofwomen,whoweretalkinginhuskyvoices。Theywerebare-headedandworecottondressesandgoatskinshoes。Therewerewomenoffortyandsomenotmorethanseventeen;almostallhadblackenedeyes。