Chapter 5

           Lebeziatnikovlookedperturbed.

           “I’vecometoyou,SofyaSemyonovna,”hebegan.“Excuseme...IthoughtIshouldfindyou,”hesaid,addressingRaskolnikovsuddenly,“thatis,Ididn’tmeananything...ofthatsort...ButIjustthought...KaterinaIvanovnahasgoneoutofhermind,”heblurtedoutsuddenly,turningfromRaskolnikovtoSonia.

           Soniascreamed.

           “Atleastitseemsso.But...wedon’tknowwhattodo,yousee!Shecameback—sheseemstohavebeenturnedoutsomewhere,perhapsbeaten....Soitseemsatleast,...Shehadruntoyourfather’sformerchief,shedidn’tfindhimathome:hewasdiningatsomeothergeneral’s....Onlyfancy,sherushedoffthere,totheothergeneral’s,and,imagine,shewassopersistentthatshemanagedtogetthechieftoseeher,hadhimfetchedoutfromdinner,itseems.Youcanimaginewhathappened.Shewasturnedout,ofcourse;but,accordingtoherownstory,sheabusedhimandthrewsomethingathim.Onemaywellbelieveit....Howitisshewasn’ttakenup,Ican’tunderstand!Nowsheistellingeveryone,includingAmaliaIvanovna;butit’sdifficulttounderstandher,sheisscreamingandflingingherselfabout....Ohyes,sheshoutsthatsinceeveryonehasabandonedher,shewilltakethechildrenandgointothestreetwithabarrel-organ,andthechildrenwillsinganddance,andshetoo,andcollectmoney,andwillgoeverydayunderthegeneral’swindow...‘toleteveryoneseewell-bornchildren,whosefatherwasanofficial,begginginthestreet.