Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           AndatthatmomenttherewassucharushofhateinhiswearyheartthathemighthavekilledeitherofthosetwoPorfiryorSvidrigaïlov.Atleasthefeltthathewouldbecapableofdoingitlater,ifnotnow.

           “Weshallsee,weshallsee,”herepeatedtohimself.

           ButnosoonerhadheopenedthedoorthanhestumbleduponPorfiryhimselfinthepassage.Hewascomingintoseehim.Raskolnikovwasdumbfoundedforaminute,butonlyforoneminute.Strangetosay,hewasnotverymuchastonishedatseeingPorfiryandscarcelyafraidofhim.Hewassimplystartled,butwasquickly,instantly,onhisguard.“Perhapsthiswillmeantheend?ButhowcouldPorfiryhaveapproachedsoquietly,likeacat,sothathehadheardnothing?Couldhehavebeenlisteningatthedoor?”

           “Youdidn’texpectavisitor,RodionRomanovitch,”Porfiryexplained,laughing.“I’vebeenmeaningtolookinalongtime;Iwaspassingbyandthoughtwhynotgoinforfiveminutes.Areyougoingout?Iwon’tkeepyoulong.Justletmehaveonecigarette.”

           “Sitdown,PorfiryPetrovitch,sitdown.”Raskolnikovgavehisvisitoraseatwithsopleasedandfriendlyanexpressionthathewouldhavemarvelledathimself,ifhecouldhaveseenit.

           Thelastmomenthadcome,thelastdropshadtobedrained!Soamanwillsometimesgothroughhalfanhourofmortalterrorwithabrigand,yetwhentheknifeisathisthroatatlast,hefeelsnofear.

           RaskolnikovseatedhimselfdirectlyfacingPorfiry,andlookedathimwithoutflinching

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