Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           

           “It’snotKaterinaIvanovnaIamafraidofnow,”hemutteredinagitation“andthatshewillbeginpullingmyhair.Whatdoesmyhairmatter!Bothermyhair!That’swhatIsay!Indeeditwillbebetterifshedoesbeginpullingit,that’snotwhatIamafraidof...it’shereyesIamafraidof...yes,hereyes...theredonhercheeks,too,frightensme...andherbreathingtoo....Haveyounoticedhowpeopleinthatdiseasebreathe...whentheyareexcited?Iamfrightenedofthechildren’scrying,too....ForifSoniahasnottakenthemfood...Idon’tknowwhat’shappened!Idon’tknow!ButblowsIamnotafraidof....Know,sir,thatsuchblowsarenotapaintome,butevenanenjoyment.InfactIcan’tgetonwithoutit....It’sbetterso.Letherstrikeme,itrelievesherheart...it’sbetterso...Thereisthehouse.ThehouseofKozel,thecabinet-maker...aGerman,well-to-do.Leadtheway!”

           Theywentinfromtheyardanduptothefourthstorey.Thestaircasegotdarkeranddarkerastheywentup.Itwasnearlyeleveno’clockandalthoughinsummerinPetersburgthereisnorealnight,yetitwasquitedarkatthetopofthestairs.

           Agrimylittledoorattheverytopofthestairsstoodajar.Averypoor-lookingroomabouttenpaceslongwaslightedupbyacandle-end;thewholeofitwasvisiblefromtheentrance.Itwasallindisorder,litteredupwithragsofallsorts,especiallychildren’sgarments.Acrossthefurthestcornerwasstretchedaraggedsheet.Behinditprobablywasthebed.

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