Chapter 5

           

           Thiswasagentlemannolongeryoung,ofastiffandportlyappearance,andacautiousandsourcountenance.Hebeganbystoppingshortinthedoorway,staringabouthimwithoffensiveandundisguisedastonishment,asthoughaskinghimselfwhatsortofplacehehadcometo.Mistrustfullyandwithanaffectationofbeingalarmedandalmostaffronted,hescannedRaskolnikov’slowandnarrow“cabin.”WiththesameamazementhestaredatRaskolnikov,wholayundressed,dishevelled,unwashed,onhismiserabledirtysofa,lookingfixedlyathim.Thenwiththesamedeliberationhescrutinisedtheuncouth,unkemptfigureandunshavenfaceofRazumihin,wholookedhimboldlyandinquiringlyinthefacewithoutrisingfromhisseat.Aconstrainedsilencelastedforacoupleofminutes,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.

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