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spare。 I will put those two little ones and Polenka into some good
orphan asylum； and I will settle fifteen hundred roubles to be paid to
each on coming of age； so that Sofya Semyonovna need have no anxiety
about them。 And I will pull her out of the mud too； for she is a
good girl； isn't she？ So tell Avdotya Romanovna that that is how I
am spending her ten thousand。〃
〃What is your motive for such benevolence？〃 asked Raskolnikov。
〃Ah！ you sceptical person！〃 laughed Svidrigailov。 〃I told you I
had no need of that money。 Won't you admit that it's simply done
from humanity？ She wasn't 'a louse；' you know〃 （he pointed to the
corner where the dead woman lay）； 〃was she； like some old pawnbroker
woman？ Come； you'll agree； is Luzhin to go on living； and doing wicked
things or is she to die？ And if I didn't help them； Polenka would go
the same way。〃
He said this with an air of a sort of gay winking slyness； keeping
his eyes fixed on Raskolnikov； who turned white and cold； hearing
his own phrases； spoken to Sonia。 He quickly stepped back and looked
wildly at Svidrigailov。
〃How do you know？〃 he whispered； hardly able to breathe。
〃Why； I lodge here at Madame Resslich's； the other side of the wall。
Here is Kapernaumov； and there lives Madame Resslich； an old and
devoted friend of mine。 I am a neighbour。〃
〃You？〃
〃Yes；〃 continued Svidrigailov； shaking with laughter。 〃I assure
you on my honour； dear Rodion Romanovitch； that you have interested me
enormously。 I told you we should become friends； I foretold it。
Well； here we have。 And you will see what an accommodating person I
am。 You'll see that you can get on with me！〃