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Chapter 5

           Ihaven’taflattomyself;SofyaSemyonovna’sroomisnexttomineshelodgesinthenextflat.Thewholefloorisletoutinlodgings.Whyareyoufrightenedlikeachild?AmIreallysoterrible?”

           Svidrigaïlov’slipsweretwistedinacondescendingsmile;buthewasinnosmilingmood.Hisheartwasthrobbingandhecouldscarcelybreathe.Hespokeratherloudtocoverhisgrowingexcitement.ButDouniadidnotnoticethispeculiarexcitement,shewassoirritatedbyhisremarkthatshewasfrightenedofhimlikeachildandthathewassoterribletoher.

           “ThoughIknowthatyouarenotaman...ofhonour,Iamnotintheleastafraidofyou.Leadtheway,”shesaidwithapparentcomposure,butherfacewasverypale.

           SvidrigaïlovstoppedatSonia’sroom.

           “Allowmetoinquirewhethersheisathome....Sheisnot.Howunfortunate!ButIknowshemaycomequitesoon.Ifshe’sgoneout,itcanonlybetoseealadyabouttheorphans.Theirmotherisdead....I’vebeenmeddlingandmakingarrangementsforthem.IfSofyaSemyonovnadoesnotcomebackintenminutes,Iwillsendhertoyou,to-dayifyoulike.Thisismyflat.Thesearemytworooms.MadameResslich,mylandlady,hasthenextroom.Now,lookthisway.Iwillshowyoumychiefpieceofevidence:thisdoorfrommybedroomleadsintotwoperfectlyemptyrooms,whicharetolet.Heretheyare...Youmustlookintothemwithsomeattention.”

           Svidrigaïlovoccupiedtwofairlylargefurnishedrooms.

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