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Chapter 5

           Atthecornerofanalleyahucksterandhiswifehadtwotablessetoutwithtapes,thread,cottonhandkerchiefs,etc.They,too,hadgotuptogohome,butwerelingeringinconversationwithafriend,whohadjustcomeuptothem.ThisfriendwasLizavetaIvanovna,or,aseveryonecalledher,Lizaveta,theyoungersisteroftheoldpawnbroker,AlyonaIvanovna,whomRaskolnikovhadvisitedthepreviousdaytopawnhiswatchandmakehisexperiment....HealreadyknewallaboutLizavetaandsheknewhimalittletoo.Shewasasinglewomanofaboutthirty-five,tall,clumsy,timid,submissiveandalmostidiotic.Shewasacompleteslaveandwentinfearandtremblingofhersister,whomadeherworkdayandnight,andevenbeather.Shewasstandingwithabundlebeforethehucksterandhiswife,listeningearnestlyanddoubtfully.Theyweretalkingofsomethingwithspecialwarmth.ThemomentRaskolnikovcaughtsightofher,hewasovercomebyastrangesensationasitwereofintenseastonishment,thoughtherewasnothingastonishingaboutthismeeting.

           “Youcouldmakeupyourmindforyourself,LizavetaIvanovna,”thehucksterwassayingaloud.“Comeroundto-morrowaboutseven.Theywillbeheretoo.”

           “To-morrow?”saidLizavetaslowlyandthoughtfully,asthoughunabletomakeuphermind.

           “Uponmyword,whatafrightyouareinofAlyonaIvanovna,”gabbledthehuckster’swife,alivelylittlewoman.“Ilookatyou,youarelikesomelittlebabe.

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