Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia arrive in Petersburg full of hope, fear, and dependence on Raskolnikov's response. Their arrival turns the family crisis from a letter into a room full of faces, silences, and immediate decisions.
Part IV, Chapter II
The same Petersburg visit leads directly into Dounia's break with Luzhin and Razumihin's growing place in the family.
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