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And then I saw, young man, I saw Katerina Ivanovna, in the same

silence go up to Sonia's little bed; she was on her knees all the

evening kissing Sonia's feet, and would not get up, and then they

both fell asleep in each other's arms... together, together...

yes... and I... lay drunk."

Marmeladov stopped short, as though his voice had failed him.

Then he hurriedly filled his glass, drank, and cleared his

throat.