Преступление и наказание

Chapter 4

           Youareperhapsinahurry,butplease,besokind,sparemetwominutes,”andhedrewupachairforher.

           Soniasatdownagain,andagaintimidlyshetookahurried,frightenedlookatthetwoladies,anddroppedhereyes.Raskolnikov’spalefaceflushed,ashudderpassedoverhim,hiseyesglowed.

           “Mother,”hesaid,firmlyandinsistently,“thisisSofyaSemyonovnaMarmeladov,thedaughterofthatunfortunateMr.Marmeladov,whowasrunoveryesterdaybeforemyeyes,andofwhomIwasjusttellingyou.”

           PulcheriaAlexandrovnaglancedatSonia,andslightlyscreweduphereyes.InspiteofherembarrassmentbeforeRodya’surgentandchallenginglook,shecouldnotdenyherselfthatsatisfaction.Douniagazedgravelyandintentlyintothepoorgirl’sface,andscrutinisedherwithperplexity.Sonia,hearingherselfintroduced,triedtoraisehereyesagain,butwasmoreembarrassedthanever.

           “Iwantedtoaskyou,”saidRaskolnikov,hastily,“howthingswerearrangedyesterday.Youwerenotworriedbythepolice,forinstance?”

           “No,thatwasallright...itwastooevident,thecauseofdeath...theydidnotworryus...onlythelodgersareangry.”

           “Why?”

           “Atthebody’sremainingsolong.Youseeitishotnow.Sothat,to-day,theywillcarryittothecemetery,intothechapel,untilto-morrow.AtfirstKaterinaIvanovnawasunwilling,butnowsheseesherselfthatit’snecessary...”

           “To-day,then?”

           “Shebegsyoutodousthehonourtobeinthechurchto-morrowfortheservice,andthentobepresentatthefunerallunch.

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