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"Who is he? Who is that man who sprang out of the earth? Where

was he, what did he see? He has seen it all, that's clear. Where

was he then? And from where did he see? Why has he only now

sprung out of the earth? And how could he see? Is it possible?

Hm..." continued Raskolnikov, turning cold and shivering, "and

the jewel case Nikolay found behind the door--was that possible?

A clue? You miss an infinitesimal line and you can build it into

a pyramid of evidence! A fly flew by and saw it! Is it possible?"

He felt with sudden loathing how weak, how physically weak he had

become. "I ought to have known it," he thought with a bitter

smile. "And how dared I, knowing myself, knowing how I should be,

take up an axe and shed blood! I ought to have known

beforehand.... Ah, but I did know!" he whispered in despair. At

times he came to a standstill at some thought.