Преступление и наказание

Chapter 7

           Itcertainlydidseempossible,soviolentlywasheshakingit.Hewastemptedtoholdthefastening,buthemightbeawareofit.Agiddinesscameoverhimagain.“Ishallfalldown!”flashedthroughhismind,buttheunknownbegantospeakandherecoveredhimselfatonce.

           “What’sup?Aretheyasleepormurdered?D-damnthem!”hebawledinathickvoice,“Hey,AlyonaIvanovna,oldwitch!LizavetaIvanovna,hey,mybeauty!openthedoor!Oh,damnthem!Aretheyasleeporwhat?”

           Andagain,enraged,hetuggedwithallhismightadozentimesatthebell.Hemustcertainlybeamanofauthorityandanintimateacquaintance.

           Atthismomentlighthurriedstepswereheardnotfaroff,onthestairs.Someoneelsewasapproaching.Raskolnikovhadnotheardthematfirst.

           “Youdon’tsaythere’snooneathome,”thenew-comercriedinacheerful,ringingvoice,addressingthefirstvisitor,whostillwentonpullingthebell.“Goodevening,Koch.”

           “Fromhisvoicehemustbequiteyoung,”thoughtRaskolnikov.

           “Whothedevilcantell?I’vealmostbrokenthelock,”answeredKoch.“Buthowdoyoucometoknowme?”

           “Why!ThedaybeforeyesterdayIbeatyouthreetimesrunningatbilliardsatGambrinus’.”

           “Oh!”

           “Sotheyarenotathome?That’squeer.It’sawfullystupidthough.Wherecouldtheoldwomanhavegone?I’vecomeonbusiness.”

           “Yes;andIhavebusinesswithher,too.”

           “Well,whatcanwedo?Goback,Isuppose,Aieaie!AndIwashopingtogetsomemoney!”criedtheyoungman.

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