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- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 471
that be strictly between ourselves, so that no one knows of it,
whatever you hear. You will need the money, for to go on living
in the old way, Sofya Semyonovna, is bad, and besides there is no
need for it now."
"I am so much indebted to you, and so are the children and
my stepmother," said Sonia hurriedly, "and if I've said so little
• . . please don't consider . . ."
"That's enough! that's enough!"
"But as for the money, Arkady Ivanovitch, I am very grate-
ful to you, but I don't need it now. I can always earn my own
living. Don't think me ungrateful. If you are so charitable, that
money ..."
"It's for you, for you, Sofya Semyonovna, and please don't
waste words over it. I haven't time for it. You will want it.
Rodion Romanovitch has two alternatives: a bullet in the brain
or Siberia." (Sonia looked wildly at him, and started.) "Don't
be uneasy, I know all about it from himself and I am not a gos-
sip; Iwon't tell any one. It was good advice when you told him
to give himself up and confess. It would be much better for him.
Well, if it turns out to be Siberia, he will go and you will follow
him. That's so, isn't it? And if so, you'll need money. You'll
need it for him, do you understand? Giving it to you is the same
as my giving it to him. Besides, you promised Amalia Ivanovna
to pay what's owing. I heard you. How can you undertake such
obligations so heedlessly, Sofya Semyonovna? It was Katerina
Ivanovna's debt and not yours, so you ought not to have taken
any notice of the German woman. You can't get through the
world like that. If you are ever questioned about me — to-mor-
row or the day after you will be asked — don't say anything
about my coming to see you now and don't show the money
to any one or say a word about it. Well, now good-bye." (He
got up.) "My greetings to Rodion Romanovitch. By the way,
you'd better put the money for the present in Mr. Razumihin's
keeping. You know Mr. Razumihin? Of course you do. He's not
a bad fellow. Take it to him to-morrow or . . . when the time
comes. And till then, hide it carefully."
Sonia too jumf)ed up from her chair and looked in dismay at
Svidrigailov. She longed to speak, to ask a question, but for the
first moments she did not dare and did not know how to begin.
"How can you . . . how can you be going now, in such rain?"
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