Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           

           “Youhaven’tloadeditproperly.Nevermind,youhaveanotherchargethere.Getitready,I’llwait.”

           Hestoodfacingher,twopacesaway,waitingandgazingatherwithwilddetermination,withfeverishlypassionate,stubborn,seteyes.Douniasawthathewouldsoonerdiethanlethergo.“And...now,ofcourseshewouldkillhim,attwopaces!”Suddenlysheflungawaytherevolver.

           “She’sdroppedit!”saidSvidrigaïlovwithsurprise,andhedrewadeepbreath.Aweightseemedtohaverolledfromhisheartperhapsnotonlythefearofdeath;indeedhemayscarcelyhavefeltitatthatmoment.Itwasthedeliverancefromanotherfeeling,darkerandmorebitter,whichhecouldnothimselfhavedefined.

           HewenttoDouniaandgentlyputhisarmroundherwaist.Shedidnotresist,but,tremblinglikealeaf,lookedathimwithsupplianteyes.Hetriedtosaysomething,buthislipsmovedwithoutbeingabletoutterasound.

           “Letmego,”Douniaimplored.Svidrigaïlovshuddered.Hervoicenowwasquitedifferent.

           “Thenyoudon’tloveme?”heaskedsoftly.Douniashookherhead.

           “And...andyoucan’t?Never?”hewhisperedindespair.

           “Never!”

           Therefollowedamomentofterrible,dumbstruggleintheheartofSvidrigaïlov.Helookedatherwithanindescribablegaze.Suddenlyhewithdrewhisarm,turnedquicklytothewindowandstoodfacingit.Anothermomentpassed.

           “Here’sthekey.”

           Hetookitoutoftheleftpocketofhiscoatandlaiditonthetablebehindhim,withoutturningorlookingatDounia

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