Chapter 2

           

           “Andwhatiftherehasbeenasearchalready?WhatifIfindtheminmyroom?”

           Butherewashisroom.Nothingandnooneinit.Noonehadpeepedin.EvenNastasyahadnottouchedit.Butheavens!howcouldhehaveleftallthosethingsinthehole?

           Herushedtothecorner,slippedhishandunderthepaper,pulledthethingsoutandlinedhispocketswiththem.Therewereeightarticlesinall:twolittleboxeswithear-ringsorsomethingofthesort,hehardlylookedtosee;thenfoursmallleathercases.Therewasachain,too,merelywrappedinnewspaperandsomethingelseinnewspaper,thatlookedlikeadecoration....Heputthemallinthedifferentpocketsofhisovercoat,andtheremainingpocketofhistrousers,tryingtoconcealthemasmuchaspossible.Hetookthepurse,too.Thenhewentoutofhisroom,leavingthedooropen.Hewalkedquicklyandresolutely,andthoughhefeltshattered,hehadhissensesabouthim.Hewasafraidofpursuit,hewasafraidthatinanotherhalf-hour,anotherquarterofanhourperhaps,instructionswouldbeissuedforhispursuit,andsoatallcosts,hemusthidealltracesbeforethen.Hemustcleareverythingupwhilehestillhadsomestrength,somereasoningpowerlefthim....Wherewashetogo?

           Thathadlongbeensettled:“Flingthemintothecanal,andalltraceshiddeninthewater,thethingwouldbeatanend.”Sohehaddecidedinthenightofhisdeliriumwhenseveraltimeshehadhadtheimpulsetogetupandgoaway,tomakehaste,andgetridofitall.

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