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- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 379
Semyonovna's little finger, though he spoke so ill of her. To his
question — would I let Soiya. Semyonovna sit down beside my
sister, I answered that I had already done so that day. Irritated
that my mother and sister were unwilling to quarrel with me
at his insinuations, he gradually began being unpardonably
rude to them. A final rupture took place and he was turned out
of the house. All this happened yesterday evening. Now I beg
your special attention: consider: if he had now succeeded in
proving that Sofya Semyonovna was a thief, he would have
shown to my mother and sister that he was almost right in his
suspicions, that he had reason to be angry at my putting my
sister on a level with Sofya Semyonovna, that, in attacking me,
he was protecting and preserving the honour of my sister, his
betrothed. In fact he migh'j even, through all this, have been
able to estrange me from my family, and no doubt he hoped
to be restored to favour with them; to say nothing of revenging
himself on me personally, for he has grounds for supposing that
the honour and happiness of Sofya Semyonovna are very precious
to me. That was what he was working for! That's how I under-
stand it.That's the whole reason for it and there can be no
other!"
It was like this, or somewhat like this, that Raskolnikov
wound up his speech which was followed very attentively,
though often interrupted by exclamations from his audience.
But in spite of interruptions he spoke clearly, calmly, exactly,
firmly. His decisive voice, his tone of conviction and his stern
face made a great impression on every one.
"Yes, yes, that's it," Lebeziatnikov assented gleefully, "that
must be it, for he asked me, as soon as Sofya Semyonovna came
into our room, whether you were here, whether I had seen you
among Katerina Ivanovna's guests. He called me aside to thewindow and asked me in secret. It was essential for him that
you should be here! That's it, that's it!"
Luzhin smiled contemptuously and did not speak. But he
was very pale. He seemed to be deliberating on some means of
escape. Perhaps he would have been glad to give up everything
and get away, but at the moment this was scarcely possible. It
would have implied admitting the truth of the accusations
brought against him. Moreover, the company, which had
already been excited by drink, was now too much stirred to
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