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Chapter 5

           That’sso,isn’tit?Ihaveguessedhowyoufeel,haven’tI?Onlyinthatwayyou’llloseyourheadandRazumihin’s,too;he’stoogoodamanforsuchaposition,youmustknowthat.Youareillandheisgoodandyourillnessisinfectiousforhim...I’lltellyouaboutitwhenyouaremoreyourself....Butdositdown,forgoodness’sake.Pleaserest,youlookshocking,dositdown.”

           Raskolnikovsatdown;henolongershivered,hewashotallover.InamazementhelistenedwithstrainedattentiontoPorfiryPetrovitchwhostillseemedfrightenedashelookedafterhimwithfriendlysolicitude.Buthedidnotbelieveawordhesaid,thoughhefeltastrangeinclinationtobelieve.Porfiry’sunexpectedwordsabouttheflathadutterlyoverwhelmedhim.“Howcanitbe,heknowsabouttheflatthen,”hethoughtsuddenly,“andhetellsitmehimself!”

           “Yes,inourlegalpracticetherewasacasealmostexactlysimilar,acaseofmorbidpsychology,”Porfirywentonquickly.“Amanconfessedtomurderandhowhekeptitup!Itwasaregularhallucination;hebroughtforwardfacts,heimposeduponeveryoneandwhy?Hehadbeenpartly,butonlypartly,unintentionallythecauseofamurderandwhenheknewthathehadgiventhemurdererstheopportunity,hesankintodejection,itgotonhismindandturnedhisbrain,hebeganimaginingthingsandhepersuadedhimselfthathewasthemurderer.ButatlasttheHighCourtofAppealwentintoitandthepoorfellowwasacquittedandputunderpropercare.

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