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In the corridor they came upon Luzhin; he had arrived punctually

at eight, and was looking for the number, so that all three went

in together without greeting or looking at one another. The young

men walked in first, while Pyotr Petrovitch, for good manners,

lingered a little in the passage, taking off his coat. Pulcheria

Alexandrovna came forward at once to greet him in the doorway,

Dounia was welcoming her brother. Pyotr Petrovitch walked in and

quite amiably, though with redoubled dignity, bowed to the

ladies. He looked, however, as though he were a little put out

and could not yet recover himself. Pulcheria Alexandrovna, who

seemed also a little embarrassed, hastened to make them all sit

down at the round table where a samovar was boiling. Dounia and

Luzhin were facing one another on opposite sides of the table.

Razumihin and Raskolnikov were facing Pulcheria Alexandrovna,

Razumihin was next to Luzhin and Raskolnikov was beside his

sister.