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Chapter 6

           Oneofthewallswascutshortbytheslopingceiling,thoughtheroomwasnotanatticbutjustunderthestairs.

           Svidrigaïlovsetdownthecandle,satdownonthebedandsankintothought.Butastrangepersistentmurmurwhichsometimesrosetoashoutinthenextroomattractedhisattention.Themurmurhadnotceasedfromthemomentheenteredtheroom.Helistened:someonewasupbraidingandalmosttearfullyscolding,butheheardonlyonevoice.

           Svidrigaïlovgotup,shadedthelightwithhishandandatoncehesawlightthroughacrackinthewall;hewentupandpeepedthrough.Theroom,whichwassomewhatlargerthanhis,hadtwooccupants.Oneofthem,averycurly-headedmanwitharedinflamedface,wasstandingintheposeofanorator,withouthiscoat,withhislegswideaparttopreservehisbalance,andsmitinghimselfonthebreast.Hereproachedtheotherwithbeingabeggar,withhavingnostandingwhatever.Hedeclaredthathehadtakentheotheroutofthegutterandhecouldturnhimoutwhenheliked,andthatonlythefingerofProvidenceseesitall.Theobjectofhisreproacheswassittinginachair,andhadtheairofamanwhowantsdreadfullytosneeze,butcan’t.Hesometimesturnedsheepishandbefoggedeyesonthespeaker,butobviouslyhadnottheslightestideawhathewastalkingaboutandscarcelyheardit.Acandlewasburningdownonthetable;therewerewine-glasses,anearlyemptybottleofvodka,breadandcucumber,andglasseswiththedregsofstaletea.

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