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Chapter 5

           Andsheisnotyourownsistereithernothingbutastep-sisterandwhatahandshekeepsoveryou!”

           “Butthistimedon’tsayawordtoAlyonaIvanovna,”herhusbandinterrupted;“that’smyadvice,butcomeroundtouswithoutasking.Itwillbeworthyourwhile.Lateronyoursisterherselfmayhaveanotion.”

           “AmItocome?”

           “Aboutseveno’clockto-morrow.Andtheywillbehere.Youwillbeabletodecideforyourself.”

           “Andwe’llhaveacupoftea,”addedhiswife.

           “Allright,I’llcome,”saidLizaveta,stillpondering,andshebeganslowlymovingaway.

           Raskolnikovhadjustpassedandheardnomore.Hepassedsoftly,unnoticed,tryingnottomissaword.Hisfirstamazementwasfollowedbyathrillofhorror,likeashiverrunningdownhisspine.Hehadlearnt,hehadsuddenlyquiteunexpectedlylearnt,thatthenextdayatseveno’clockLizaveta,theoldwoman’ssisterandonlycompanion,wouldbeawayfromhomeandthatthereforeatseveno’clockpreciselytheoldwomanwouldbeleftalone.

           Hewasonlyafewstepsfromhislodging.Hewentinlikeamancondemnedtodeath.Hethoughtofnothingandwasincapableofthinking;buthefeltsuddenlyinhiswholebeingthathehadnomorefreedomofthought,nowill,andthateverythingwassuddenlyandirrevocablydecided.

           Certainly,ifhehadtowaitwholeyearsforasuitableopportunity,hecouldnotreckononamorecertainsteptowardsthesuccessoftheplanthanthatwhichhadjustpresenteditself

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