Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           Thesefactsmadeanimpressioninhisfavour.

           Andintheendthecriminalwas,inconsiderationofextenuatingcircumstances,condemnedtopenalservitudeinthesecondclassforatermofeightyearsonly.

           AttheverybeginningofthetrialRaskolnikov’smotherfellill.DouniaandRazumihinfounditpossibletogetheroutofPetersburgduringthetrial.RazumihinchoseatownontherailwaynotfarfromPetersburg,soastobeabletofolloweverystepofthetrialandatthesametimetoseeAvdotyaRomanovnaasoftenaspossible.PulcheriaAlexandrovna’sillnesswasastrangenervousoneandwasaccompaniedbyapartialderangementofherintellect.

           WhenDouniareturnedfromherlastinterviewwithherbrother,shehadfoundhermotheralreadyill,infeverishdelirium.ThateveningRazumihinandsheagreedwhatanswerstheymustmaketohermother’squestionsaboutRaskolnikovandmadeupacompletestoryforhermother’sbenefitofhishavingtogoawaytoadistantpartofRussiaonabusinesscommission,whichwouldbringhimintheendmoneyandreputation.

           ButtheywerestruckbythefactthatPulcheriaAlexandrovnaneveraskedthemanythingonthesubject,neitherthennorthereafter.Onthecontrary,shehadherownversionofherson’ssuddendeparture;shetoldthemwithtearshowhehadcometosaygood-byetoher,hintingthatshealoneknewmanymysteriousandimportantfacts,andthatRodyahadmanyverypowerfulenemies,sothatitwasnecessaryforhimtobeinhiding.

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