A crowded district near Raskolnikov's lodging, full of cheap trade, taverns, and chance encounters. Its density matters because secrets here brush against strangers, and accident can feel like fate. Raskolnikov drifts through it when he is least able to keep his thoughts separate from the city's noise.
Part I, Chapter V
In the Hay Market he overhears that Lizaveta will be away from home at seven the next evening, a chance detail that fixes the time of his plan.
Part VI, Chapter VIII
Sonia's counsel sends him back to the square to bow down before the people and kiss the earth before giving himself up.
This entry is sealed. You have not yet read far enough to open it.
