Преступление и наказание

Chapter 6

           Buttherewasnoneedofaboat;apolicemanrandownthestepstothecanal,threwoffhisgreatcoatandhisbootsandrushedintothewater.Itwaseasytoreachher:shefloatedwithinacoupleofyardsfromthesteps,hecaughtholdofherclotheswithhisrighthandandwithhisleftseizedapolewhichacomradeheldouttohim;thedrowningwomanwaspulledoutatonce.Theylaidheronthegranitepavementoftheembankment.Shesoonrecoveredconsciousness,raisedherhead,satupandbegansneezingandcoughing,stupidlywipingherwetdresswithherhands.Shesaidnothing.

           “She’sdrunkherselfoutofhersenses,”thesamewoman’svoicewailedatherside.“Outofhersenses.Theotherdayshetriedtohangherself,wecutherdown.Iranouttotheshopjustnow,leftmylittlegirltolookafterherandhereshe’sintroubleagain!Aneighbour,gentleman,aneighbour,welivecloseby,thesecondhousefromtheend,seeyonder....”

           Thecrowdbrokeup.Thepolicestillremainedroundthewoman,someonementionedthepolicestation....Raskolnikovlookedonwithastrangesensationofindifferenceandapathy.Hefeltdisgusted.“No,that’sloathsome...water...it’snotgoodenough,”hemutteredtohimself.“Nothingwillcomeofit,”headded,“nousetowait.Whataboutthepoliceoffice...?Andwhyisn’tZametovatthepoliceoffice?Thepoliceofficeisopentillteno’clock....”Heturnedhisbacktotherailingandlookedabouthim.

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