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第27章

第27章itwasaboutnineo’clockwhenhecrossedthehaymarket.atthetablesandthebarrows,attheboothsandtheshops,allthemarketpeoplewereclosingtheirestablishmentsorclearingawayandpackinguptheirwaresand,liketheircustomers,weregoinghome.ragpickersandcostermongersofallkindswerecrowdingroundthetavernsinthedirtyandstinkingcourtyardsofthehaymarket.raskolnikovparticularlylikedthisplaceandtheneighbouringalleys,whenhewanderedaimlesslyinthestreets.herehisragsdidnotattractcontemptuousattention,andonecouldwalkaboutinanyattirewithoutscandalisingpeople.atthecornerofanalleyahucksterandhiswifehadtwotablessetoutwithtapes,thread,cottonhandkerchiefs,etc.they,too,hadgotuptogohome,butwerelingeringinconversationwithafriend,whohadjustcomeuptothem.thisfriendwaslizavetaivanovna,or,aseveryonecalledher,lizaveta,theyoungersisteroftheoldpawnbroker,alyonaivanovna,whomraskolnikovhadvisitedthepreviousdaytopawnhiswatchandmakehisexperiment.…healreadyknewallaboutlizavetaandsheknewhimalittletoo.shewasasinglewomanofaboutthirty-five,tall,clumsy,timid,submissiveandalmostidiotic.shewasacompleteslaveandwentinfearandtremblingofhersister,whomadeherworkdayandnight,andevenbeather.shewasstandingwithabundlebeforethehucksterandhiswife,listeningearnestlyanddoubtfully.theyweretalkingofsomethingwithspecialwarmth.themomentraskolnikovcaughtsightofher,hewasovercomebyastrangesensationasitwereofintenseastonishment,thoughtherewasnothingastonishingaboutthismeeting.

“youcouldmakeupyourmindforyourself,lizavetaivanovna,”thehucksterwassayingaloud.“comeroundto-morrowaboutseven.theywillbeheretoo.”

“to-morrow?”saidlizavetaslowlyandthoughtfully,asthoughunabletomakeuphermind.

“uponmyword,whatafrightyouareinofalyonaivanovna,”gabbledthehuckster’swife,alivelylittlewoman.“ilookatyou,youarelikesomelittlebabe.andsheisnotyourownsistereither-nothingbutastep-sisterandwhatahandshekeepsoveryou!”

“butthistimedon’tsayawordtoalyonaivanovna,”herhusbandinterrupted;“that’smyadvice,butcomeroundtouswithoutasking.itwillbeworthyourwhile.lateronyoursisterherselfmayhaveanotion.”

“amitocome?”

“aboutseveno’clockto-morrow.andtheywillbehere.youwillbeabletodecideforyourself.”

“andwe’llhaveacupoftea,”addedhiswife.

“allright,i’llcome,”saidlizaveta,stillpondering,andshebeganslowlymovingaway.

raskolnikovhadjustpassedandheardnomore.hepassedsoftly,unnoticed,tryingnottomissaword.hisfirstamazementwasfollowedbyathrillofhorror,likeashiverrunningdownhisspine.hehadlearnt,hehadsuddenlyquiteunexpectedlylearnt,thatthenextdayatseveno’clocklizaveta,theoldwoman’ssisterandonlycompanion,wouldbeawayfromhomeandthatthereforeatseveno’clockpreciselytheoldwomanwouldbeleftalone.

hewasonlyafewstepsfromhislodging.hewentinlikeamancondemnedtodeath.hethoughtofnothingandwasincapableofthinking;buthefeltsuddenlyinhiswholebeingthathehadnomorefreedomofthought,nowill,andthateverythingwassuddenlyandirrevocablydecided.

certainly,ifhehadtowaitwholeyearsforasuitableopportunity,hecouldnotreckononamorecertainsteptowardstheessoftheplanthanthatwhichhadjustpresenteditself.inanycase,itwouldhavebeendifficulttofindoutbeforehandandwithcertainty,withgreaterexactnessandlessrisk,andwithoutdangerousinquiriesandinvestigations,thatnextdayatacertaintimeanoldwoman,onwhoselifeanattemptwascontemplated,wouldbeathomeandentirelyalone.

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