Преступление и наказание

Chapter 8

           Hemovedawayatlast,notrememberingwherehewas;butwhenhegotintothemiddleofthesquareanemotionsuddenlycameoverhim,overwhelminghimbodyandmind.

           HesuddenlyrecalledSonia’swords,“Gotothecross-roads,bowdowntothepeople,kisstheearth,foryouhavesinnedagainstittoo,andsayaloudtothewholeworld,‘Iamamurderer.’”Hetrembled,rememberingthat.Andthehopelessmiseryandanxietyofallthattime,especiallyofthelasthours,hadweighedsoheavilyuponhimthathepositivelyclutchedatthechanceofthisnewunmixed,completesensation.Itcameoverhimlikeafit;itwaslikeasinglesparkkindledinhissoulandspreadingfirethroughhim.Everythinginhimsoftenedatonceandthetearsstartedintohiseyes.Hefelltotheearthonthespot....

           Hekneltdowninthemiddleofthesquare,boweddowntotheearth,andkissedthatfilthyearthwithblissandrapture.Hegotupandboweddownasecondtime.

           “He’sboozed,”ayouthnearhimobserved.

           Therewasaroaroflaughter.

           “He’sgoingtoJerusalem,brothers,andsayinggood-byetohischildrenandhiscountry.He’sbowingdowntoalltheworldandkissingthegreatcityofSt.Petersburganditspavement,”addedaworkmanwhowasalittledrunk.

           “Quiteayoungman,too!”observedathird.

           “Andagentleman,”someoneobservedsoberly.

           “There’snoknowingwho’sagentlemanandwhoisn’tnowadays.

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