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Chapter 5

           

           AssoonasPorfiryPetrovitchheardthathisvisitorhadalittlematterofbusinesswithhim,hebeggedhimtositdownonthesofaandsatdownhimselfontheotherend,waitingforhimtoexplainhisbusiness,withthatcarefulandover-seriousattentionwhichisatonceoppressiveandembarrassing,especiallytoastranger,andespeciallyifwhatyouarediscussingisinyouropinionoffartoolittleimportanceforsuchexceptionalsolemnity.ButinbriefandcoherentphrasesRaskolnikovexplainedhisbusinessclearlyandexactly,andwassowellsatisfiedwithhimselfthatheevensucceededintakingagoodlookatPorfiry.PorfiryPetrovitchdidnotoncetakehiseyesoffhim.Razumihin,sittingoppositeatthesametable,listenedwarmlyandimpatiently,lookingfromonetotheothereverymomentwithratherexcessiveinterest.

           “Fool,”Raskolnikovsworetohimself.

           “Youhavetogiveinformationtothepolice,”Porfiryreplied,withamostbusinesslikeair,“thathavinglearntofthisincident,thatisofthemurder,youbegtoinformthelawyerinchargeofthecasethatsuchandsuchthingsbelongtoyou,andthatyoudesiretoredeemthem...or...buttheywillwritetoyou.”

           “That’sjustthepoint,thatatthepresentmoment,”Raskolnikovtriedhisutmosttofeignembarrassment,“Iamnotquiteinfunds...andeventhistriflingsumisbeyondme...Ionlywanted,yousee,forthepresenttodeclarethatthethingsaremine,andthatwhenIhavemoney....

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