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Chapter 2

           ThereweresomeRussianswhowerejustascontemptuous,aformerofficerandtwoseminarists.Raskolnikovsawtheirmistakeasclearly.Hewasdislikedandavoidedbyeveryone;theyevenbegantohatehimatlastwhy,hecouldnottell.Menwhohadbeenfarmoreguiltydespisedandlaughedathiscrime.

           “You’reagentleman,”theyusedtosay.“Youshouldn’thackaboutwithanaxe;that’snotagentleman’swork.”

           ThesecondweekinLent,histurncametotakethesacramentwithhisgang.Hewenttochurchandprayedwiththeothers.Aquarrelbrokeoutoneday,hedidnotknowhow.Allfellonhimatonceinafury.

           “You’reaninfidel!Youdon’tbelieveinGod,”theyshouted.“Yououghttobekilled.”

           HehadnevertalkedtothemaboutGodnorhisbelief,buttheywantedtokillhimasaninfidel.Hesaidnothing.Oneoftheprisonersrushedathiminaperfectfrenzy.Raskolnikovawaitedhimcalmlyandsilently;hiseyebrowsdidnotquiver,hisfacedidnotflinch.Theguardsucceededininterveningbetweenhimandhisassailant,ortherewouldhavebeenbloodshed.

           Therewasanotherquestionhecouldnotdecide:whyweretheyallsofondofSonia?Shedidnottrytowintheirfavour;sherarelymetthem,sometimesonlyshecametoseehimatworkforamoment.Andyeteverybodyknewher,theyknewthatshehadcomeouttofollowhim,knewhowandwhereshelived.Shenevergavethemmoney,didthemnoparticularservices.OnlyonceatChristmasshesentthemallpresentsofpiesandrolls.

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