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Chapter 6

           Bendingoverthewater,hegazedmechanicallyatthelastpinkflushofthesunset,attherowofhousesgrowingdarkinthegatheringtwilight,atonedistantatticwindowontheleftbank,flashingasthoughonfireinthelastraysofthesettingsun,atthedarkeningwaterofthecanal,andthewaterseemedtocatchhisattention.Atlastredcirclesflashedbeforehiseyes,thehousesseemedmoving,thepassers-by,thecanalbanks,thecarriages,alldancedbeforehiseyes.Suddenlyhestarted,savedagainperhapsfromswooningbyanuncannyandhideoussight.Hebecameawareofsomeonestandingontherightsideofhim;helookedandsawatallwomanwithakerchiefonherhead,withalong,yellow,wastedfaceandredsunkeneyes.Shewaslookingstraightathim,butobviouslyshesawnothingandrecognisednoone.Suddenlysheleanedherrighthandontheparapet,liftedherrightlegovertherailing,thenherleftandthrewherselfintothecanal.Thefilthywaterpartedandswallowedupitsvictimforamoment,butaninstantlaterthedrowningwomanfloatedtothesurface,movingslowlywiththecurrent,herheadandlegsinthewater,herskirtinflatedlikeaballoonoverherback.

           “Awomandrowning!Awomandrowning!”shouteddozensofvoices;peopleranup,bothbankswerethrongedwithspectators,onthebridgepeoplecrowdedaboutRaskolnikov,pressingupbehindhim.

           “Mercyonit!it’sourAfrosinya!”awomancriedtearfullycloseby.“Mercy!saveher!kindpeople,pullherout!”

           “Aboat,aboat”wasshoutedinthecrowd.

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