Crime and Punishment Full Text: Part 6, Chapter 8 : Page 8
Raskolnikov dropped on to a chair, but he kept his eyes fixed on the face of Ilya Petrovitch, which expressed unpleasant surprise. Both looked at one another for a minute and waited. Water was brought.
"It was I..." began Raskolnikov.
"Drink some water."
Raskolnikov refused the water with his hand, and softly and brokenly, but distinctly said:
"_It was I killed the old pawnbroker woman and her sister Lizaveta with an axe and robbed them._"
Ilya Petrovitch opened his mouth. People ran up on all sides.
Raskolnikov repeated his statement.
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