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Chapter 6

           Whenhefoundtheoldwomanhehadfeltaninsurmountablerepulsionforheratthefirstglance,thoughheknewnothingspecialabouther.Hegottworoublesfromherandwentintoamiserablelittletavernonhiswayhome.Heaskedfortea,satdownandsankintodeepthought.Astrangeideawaspeckingathisbrainlikeachickenintheegg,andvery,verymuchabsorbedhim.

           Almostbesidehimatthenexttabletherewassittingastudent,whomhedidnotknowandhadneverseen,andwithhimayoungofficer.Theyhadplayedagameofbilliardsandbegandrinkingtea.AllatonceheheardthestudentmentiontotheofficerthepawnbrokerAlyonaIvanovnaandgivehimheraddress.ThisofitselfseemedstrangetoRaskolnikov;hehadjustcomefromherandhereatonceheheardhername.Ofcourseitwasachance,buthecouldnotshakeoffaveryextraordinaryimpression,andheresomeoneseemedtobespeakingexpresslyforhim;thestudentbegantellinghisfriendvariousdetailsaboutAlyonaIvanovna.

           “Sheisfirst-rate,”hesaid.“Youcanalwaysgetmoneyfromher.SheisasrichasaJew,shecangiveyoufivethousandroublesatatimeandsheisnotabovetakingapledgeforarouble.Lotsofourfellowshavehaddealingswithher.Butsheisanawfuloldharpy....”

           Andhebegandescribinghowspitefulanduncertainshewas,howifyouwereonlyadaylatewithyourinterestthepledgewaslost;howshegaveaquarterofthevalueofanarticleandtookfiveandevensevenpercentamonthonitandsoon.

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