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Chapter 4

           Ofcourse,that’salltaradiddle;helieslikeahorse,forIknowthisDushkin,heisapawnbrokerandareceiverofstolengoods,andhedidnotcheatNikolayoutofathirty-roubletrinketinordertogiveittothepolice.Hewassimplyafraid.Butnomatter,toreturntoDushkin’sstory.‘I’veknownthispeasant,NikolayDementyev,fromachild;hecomesfromthesameprovinceanddistrictofZaraïsk,wearebothRyazanmen.AndthoughNikolayisnotadrunkard,hedrinks,andIknewhehadajobinthathouse,paintingworkwithDmitri,whocomesfromthesamevillage,too.Assoonashegottheroublehechangedit,hadacoupleofglasses,tookhischangeandwentout.ButIdidnotseeDmitriwithhimthen.AndthenextdayIheardthatsomeonehadmurderedAlyonaIvanovnaandhersister,LizavetaIvanovna,withanaxe.Iknewthem,andIfeltsuspiciousabouttheear-ringsatonce,forIknewthemurderedwomanlentmoneyonpledges.Iwenttothehouse,andbegantomakecarefulinquirieswithoutsayingawordtoanyone.FirstofallIasked,“IsNikolayhere?”DmitritoldmethatNikolayhadgoneoffonthespree;hehadcomehomeatdaybreakdrunk,stayedinthehouseabouttenminutes,andwentoutagain.Dmitrididn’tseehimagainandisfinishingthejobalone.Andtheirjobisonthesamestaircaseasthemurder,onthesecondfloor.WhenIheardallthatIdidnotsayawordtoanyone’that’sDushkin’stale‘butIfoundoutwhatIcouldaboutthemurder,andwenthomefeelingassuspiciousasever.

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