Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           InthatcaseyoumaybesureI’vetakenmeasures.SofyaSemyonovnaisnotathome.TheKapernaumovsarefarawaytherearefivelockedroomsbetween.IamatleasttwiceasstrongasyouareandIhavenothingtofear,besides.Foryoucouldnotcomplainafterwards.Yousurelywouldnotbewillingactuallytobetrayyourbrother?Besides,noonewouldbelieveyou.Howshouldagirlhavecomealonetovisitasolitarymaninhislodgings?Sothatevenifyoudosacrificeyourbrother,youcouldprovenothing.Itisverydifficulttoproveanassault,AvdotyaRomanovna.”

           “Scoundrel!”whisperedDouniaindignantly.

           “Asyoulike,butobserveIwasonlyspeakingbywayofageneralproposition.It’smypersonalconvictionthatyouareperfectlyrightviolenceishateful.Ionlyspoketoshowyouthatyouneedhavenoremorseevenif...youwerewillingtosaveyourbrotherofyourownaccord,asIsuggesttoyou.Youwouldbesimplysubmittingtocircumstances,toviolence,infact,ifwemustusethatword.Thinkaboutit.Yourbrother’sandyourmother’sfateareinyourhands.Iwillbeyourslave...allmylife...Iwillwaithere.”

           SvidrigaïlovsatdownonthesofaabouteightstepsfromDounia.Shehadnottheslightestdoubtnowofhisunbendingdetermination.Besides,sheknewhim.Suddenlyshepulledoutofherpocketarevolver,cockeditandlaiditinherhandonthetable.Svidrigaïlovjumpedup.

           “Aha!Sothat’sit,isit?”hecried,surprisedbutsmilingmaliciously.“Well,thatcompletelyalterstheaspectofaffairs.

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