Twoseconds,notmore,werespentinactualstruggle,thensomeonegaveaviolentshove,andthenaman,verypale,strodeintotheroom。
Thisman\'sappearancewasatfirstsightverystrange。Hestaredstraightbeforehim,asthoughseeingnothing。Therewasadeterminedgleaminhiseyes;atthesametimetherewasadeathlypallorinhisface,asthoughhewerebeingledtothescaffold。Hiswhitelipswerefaintlytwitching。
Hewasdressedlikeaworkmanandwasofmediumheight,veryyoung,slim,hishaircutinroundcrop,withthinsparefeatures。Themanwhomhehadthrustbackfollowedhimintotheroomandsucceededinseizinghimbytheshoulder;hewasawarder;butNikolaypulledhisarmaway。
Severalpersonscrowdedinquisitivelyintothedoorway。Someofthemtriedtogetin。Allthistookplacealmostinstantaneously。
“Goaway,it\'stoosoon!Waittillyouaresentfor!……Whyhaveyoubroughthimsosoon？”PorfiryPetrovitchmuttered,extremelyannoyed,andasitwerethrownoutofhisreckoning。