Преступление и наказание

Chapter 6

           Firsthehadtomakeanooseandsewitintohisovercoataworkofamoment.Herummagedunderhispillowandpickedoutamongstthelinenstuffedawayunderit,awornout,oldunwashedshirt.Fromitsragshetorealongstrip,acoupleofincheswideandaboutsixteenincheslong.Hefoldedthisstripintwo,tookoffhiswide,strongsummerovercoatofsomestoutcottonmaterial(hisonlyoutergarment)andbegansewingthetwoendsoftheragontheinside,undertheleftarmhole.Hishandsshookashesewed,buthediditsuccessfullysothatnothingshowedoutsidewhenheputthecoatonagain.Theneedleandthreadhehadgotreadylongbeforeandtheylayonhistableinapieceofpaper.Asforthenoose,itwasaveryingeniousdeviceofhisown;thenoosewasintendedfortheaxe.Itwasimpossibleforhimtocarrytheaxethroughthestreetinhishands.Andifhiddenunderhiscoathewouldstillhavehadtosupportitwithhishand,whichwouldhavebeennoticeable.Nowhehadonlytoputtheheadoftheaxeinthenoose,anditwouldhangquietlyunderhisarmontheinside.Puttinghishandinhiscoatpocket,hecouldholdtheendofthehandlealltheway,sothatitdidnotswing;andasthecoatwasveryfull,aregularsackinfact,itcouldnotbeseenfromoutsidethathewasholdingsomethingwiththehandthatwasinthepocket.Thisnoose,too,hehaddesignedafortnightbefore.

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