Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           “WhytotheNeva?Woulditnotbebettertogosomewherefaroff,totheIslandsagain,andtherehidethethingsinsomesolitaryplace,inawoodorunderabush,andmarkthespotperhaps?”Andthoughhefeltincapableofclearjudgment,theideaseemedtohimasoundone.Buthewasnotdestinedtogothere.ForcomingoutofVProspecttowardsthesquare,hesawontheleftapassageleadingbetweentwoblankwallstoacourtyard.Ontherighthand,theblankunwhitewashedwallofafour-storiedhousestretchedfarintothecourt;ontheleft,awoodenhoardingranparallelwithitfortwentypacesintothecourt,andthenturnedsharplytotheleft.Herewasadesertedfenced-offplacewhererubbishofdifferentsortswaslying.Attheendofthecourt,thecornerofalow,smutty,stoneshed,apparentlypartofsomeworkshop,peepedfrombehindthehoarding.Itwasprobablyacarriagebuilder’sorcarpenter’sshed;thewholeplacefromtheentrancewasblackwithcoaldust.Herewouldbetheplacetothrowit,hethought.Notseeinganyoneintheyard,heslippedin,andatoncesawnearthegateasink,suchasisoftenputinyardswheretherearemanyworkmenorcab-drivers;andonthehoardingabovehadbeenscribbledinchalkthetime-honouredwitticism,“Standingherestrictlyforbidden.”Thiswasallthebetter,fortherewouldbenothingsuspiciousabouthisgoingin.

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