What did Svidrigailov say to you?

　　"No, I, I am more to blame than any one!" said Dounia, kissing andembracing her mother. "I was tempted by his money, but on my honour,brother, I had no idea he was such a base man. If I had seen throughhim before, nothing would have tempted me! Don't blame me, brother!"

　　"God has delivered us! God has delivered us!" Pulcheria Alexandrovnamuttered, but half consciously, as though scarcely able to realisewhat had happened.

　　They were all relieved, and in five minutes they were laughing. Onlynow and then Dounia turned white and frowned, remembering what hadpassed. Pulcheria Alexandrovna was surprised to find that she, too,was glad: she had only that morning thought rupture with Luzhin aterrible misfortune. Razumihin was delighted. He did not yet dare toexpress his joy fully, but he was in a fever of excitement as though aton-weight had fallen off his heart. Now he had the right to devotehis life to them, to serve them.... Anything might happen now! Buthe felt afraid to think of further possibilities and dared not let hisimagination range. But Raskolnikov sat still in the same place, almostsullen and indifferent. Though he had been the most insistent ongetting rid of Luzhin, he seemed now the least concerned at what hadhappened. Dounia could not help thinking that he was still angrywith her, and Pulcheria Alexandrovna watched him timidly.

　　"What did Svidrigailov say to you?" said Dounia, approaching him.

　　"Yes, yes!" cried Pulcheria Alexandrovna.

　　Raskolnikov raised his head.

　　"He wants to make you a present of ten thousand roubles and hedesires to see you once in my presence."

　　"See her! On no account!" cried Pulcheria Alexandrovna. "And howdare he offer her money!"

　　Then Raskolnikov repeated (rather drily) his conversation withSvidrigailov, omitting his account of the ghostly visitations of MarfaPetrovna, wishing to avoid all unnecessary talk.

　　"What answer did you give him?" asked Dounia.

　　"At first I said I would not take any message to you. Then he saidthat he would do his utmost to obtain an interview with you without myhelp. He assured me that his passion for you was a passinginfatuation, now he has no feeling for you. He doesn't want you tomarry Luzhin.... His talk was altogether rather muddled."

　　"How do you explain him to yourself, Rodya? How did he strike you?"