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Chapter 1

           Yousee,therewasatime....Well,good-bye!Imustbeofftoo.Iamnotgoingtodrink.There’snoneednow....That’sallstuff!”

           Hehurriedout;butwhenhehadalmostclosedthedoorbehindhim,hesuddenlyopeneditagain,andsaid,lookingaway:

           “Oh,bytheway,doyourememberthatmurder,youknowPorfiry’s,thatoldwoman?Doyouknowthemurdererhasbeenfound,hehasconfessedandgiventheproofs.It’soneofthoseveryworkmen,thepainter,onlyfancy!DoyourememberIdefendedthemhere?Wouldyoubelieveit,allthatsceneoffightingandlaughingwithhiscompanionsonthestairswhiletheporterandthetwowitnessesweregoingup,hegotuponpurposetodisarmsuspicion.Thecunning,thepresenceofmindoftheyoungdog!Onecanhardlycreditit;butit’shisownexplanation,hehasconfesseditall.AndwhatafoolIwasaboutit!Well,he’ssimplyageniusofhypocrisyandresourcefulnessindisarmingthesuspicionsofthelawyerssothere’snothingmuchtowonderat,Isuppose!Ofcoursepeoplelikethatarealwayspossible.Andthefactthathecouldn’tkeepupthecharacter,butconfessed,makeshimeasiertobelievein.ButwhatafoolIwas!Iwasfranticontheirside!”

           “Tellme,please,fromwhomdidyouhearthat,andwhydoesitinterestyouso?”Raskolnikovaskedwithunmistakableagitation.

           “Whatnext?Youaskmewhyitinterestsme!...Well,IhearditfromPorfiry,amongothers...ItwasfromhimIheardalmostallaboutit.”

           “FromPorfiry?”

           “FromPorfiry.”

           “What...

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