Преступление и наказание

Chapter 3

           

           TherewasanotherthoughtwhichhadbeencontinuallyhoveringoflateaboutRaskolnikov’smind,andcausinghimgreatuneasiness.Itwassopainfulthathemadedistincteffortstogetridofit.HesometimesthoughtthatSvidrigaïlovwasdogginghisfootsteps.SvidrigaïlovhadfoundouthissecretandhadhaddesignsonDounia.Whatifhehadthemstill?Wasn’titpracticallycertainthathehad?Andwhatif,havinglearnthissecretandsohavinggainedpoweroverhim,heweretouseitasaweaponagainstDounia?

           Thisideasometimeseventormentedhisdreams,butithadneverpresenteditselfsovividlytohimasonhiswaytoSvidrigaïlov.Theverythoughtmovedhimtogloomyrage.Tobeginwith,thiswouldtransformeverything,evenhisownposition;hewouldhaveatoncetoconfesshissecrettoDounia.WouldhehavetogivehimselfupperhapstopreventDouniafromtakingsomerashstep?Theletter?ThismorningDouniahadreceivedaletter.FromwhomcouldshegetlettersinPetersburg?Luzhin,perhaps?It’strueRazumihinwastheretoprotecther,butRazumihinknewnothingoftheposition.PerhapsitwashisdutytotellRazumihin?Hethoughtofitwithrepugnance.

           InanycasehemustseeSvidrigaïlovassoonaspossible,hedecidedfinally.ThankGod,thedetailsoftheinterviewwereoflittleconsequence,ifonlyhecouldgetattherootofthematter;butifSvidrigaïlovwerecapable...ifhewereintriguingagainstDouniathen...

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