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Chapter 7

           Withoutanydelay,hebeganfillingupthepocketsofhistrousersandovercoatwithoutexaminingorundoingtheparcelsandcases;buthehadnottimetotakemany....

           Hesuddenlyheardstepsintheroomwheretheoldwomanlay.Hestoppedshortandwasstillasdeath.Butallwasquiet,soitmusthavebeenhisfancy.Allatoncehehearddistinctlyafaintcry,asthoughsomeonehadutteredalowbrokenmoan.Thenagaindeadsilenceforaminuteortwo.Hesatsquattingonhisheelsbytheboxandwaitedholdinghisbreath.Suddenlyhejumpedup,seizedtheaxeandranoutofthebedroom.

           InthemiddleoftheroomstoodLizavetawithabigbundleinherarms.Shewasgazinginstupefactionathermurderedsister,whiteasasheetandseemingnottohavethestrengthtocryout.Seeinghimrunoutofthebedroom,shebeganfaintlyquiveringallover,likealeaf,ashudderrandownherface;sheliftedherhand,openedhermouth,butstilldidnotscream.Shebeganslowlybackingawayfromhimintothecorner,staringintently,persistentlyathim,butstillutterednosound,asthoughshecouldnotgetbreathtoscream.Herushedatherwiththeaxe;hermouthtwitchedpiteously,asoneseesbabies’mouths,whentheybegintobefrightened,stareintentlyatwhatfrightensthemandareonthepointofscreaming.AndthishaplessLizavetawassosimpleandhadbeensothoroughlycrushedandscaredthatshedidnotevenraiseahandtoguardherface,thoughthatwasthemostnecessaryandnaturalactionatthemoment,fortheaxewasraisedoverherface.

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