Becausewewerealone,utterlyalone,“shesaidplaintivelyandstoppedshort,suddenly,recollectingitwasstillsomewhatdangeroustospeakofPyotrPetrovitch,although“wearequitehappyagain。“
“Yes,yes……Ofcourseit\'sveryannoying……“Raskolnikovmutteredinreply,butwithsuchapreoccupiedandinattentiveairthatDouniagazedathiminperplexity。
“WhatelsewasitIwantedtosay,“hewentontryingtorecollect。“Oh,yes;mother,andyoutoo,Dounia,pleasedon\'tthinkthatIdidn\'tmeantocomeandseeyouto-dayandwaswaitingforyoutocomefirst。“
“Whatareyousaying,Rodya？”criedPulcheriaAlexandrovna。She,too,wassurprised。
“Isheansweringusasaduty？”Douniawondered。“Ishebeingreconciledandaskingforgivenessasthoughhewereperformingariteorrepeatingalesson？”