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Chapter 6

           Hedidnotknowanddidnotthinkwherehewasgoing,hehadonethoughtonly:“thatallthismustbeendedto-day,onceforall,immediately;thathewouldnotreturnhomewithoutit,becausehewouldnotgoonlivinglikethat.”How,withwhattomakeanend?Hehadnotanideaaboutit,hedidnotevenwanttothinkofit.Hedroveawaythought;thoughttorturedhim.Allheknew,allhefeltwasthateverythingmustbechanged“onewayoranother,”herepeatedwithdesperateandimmovableself-confidenceanddetermination.

           FromoldhabithetookhisusualwalkinthedirectionoftheHayMarket.Adark-hairedyoungmanwithabarrelorganwasstandingintheroadinfrontofalittlegeneralshopandwasgrindingoutaverysentimentalsong.Hewasaccompanyingagirloffifteen,whostoodonthepavementinfrontofhim.Shewasdressedupinacrinoline,amantleandastrawhatwithaflame-colouredfeatherinit,allveryoldandshabby.Inastrongandratheragreeablevoice,crackedandcoarsenedbystreetsinging,shesanginhopeofgettingacopperfromtheshop.Raskolnikovjoinedtwoorthreelisteners,tookoutafivecopeckpieceandputitinthegirl’shand.Shebrokeoffabruptlyonasentimentalhighnote,shoutedsharplytotheorgangrinder“Comeon,”andbothmovedontothenextshop.

           “Doyoulikestreetmusic?”saidRaskolnikov,addressingamiddle-agedmanstandingidlybyhim.Themanlookedathim,startledandwondering.

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