Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           

           “Yourexcellency!”shewailedsuddenlywithaheart-rendingscreamandafloodoftears,“protecttheorphans!Youhavebeentheirfather’sguest...onemaysayaristocratic....”Shestarted,regainingconsciousness,andgazedatallwithasortofterror,butatoncerecognisedSonia.

           “Sonia,Sonia!”shearticulatedsoftlyandcaressingly,asthoughsurprisedtofindherthere.“Soniadarling,areyouhere,too?”

           Theyliftedherupagain.

           “Enough!It’sover!Farewell,poorthing!Iamdonefor!Iambroken!”shecriedwithvindictivedespair,andherheadfellheavilybackonthepillow.

           Shesankintounconsciousnessagain,butthistimeitdidnotlastlong.Herpale,yellow,wastedfacedroppedback,hermouthfellopen,herlegmovedconvulsively,shegaveadeep,deepsighanddied.

           Soniafelluponher,flungherarmsabouther,andremainedmotionlesswithherheadpressedtothedeadwoman’swastedbosom.Polenkathrewherselfathermother’sfeet,kissingthemandweepingviolently.ThoughKolyaandLidadidnotunderstandwhathadhappened,theyhadafeelingthatitwassomethingterrible;theyputtheirhandsoneachother’slittleshoulders,staredstraightatoneanotherandbothatonceopenedtheirmouthsandbeganscreaming.Theywerebothstillintheirfancydress;oneinaturban,theotherinthecapwiththeostrichfeather.

           Andhowdid“thecertificateofmerit”cometobeonthebedbesideKaterinaIvanovna?Itlaytherebythepillow;Raskolnikovsawit.

           Hewalkedawaytothewindow.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 618 из 778