[ As soon as she spins around, hands in raised fists, Raskolnikov realizes that maybe approaching her was a bad idea. She’d already proven herself to be prone to fits of violence, and he doesn’t want to be her next victim. He raises his hands in the universal don’t shoot gesture, even as she visibly relaxes.
And then he drops his hands to his sides, because what? ]
I don’t want your cash! Do you think I am some common thief?
[ There’s quite a bit of irony in him saying that — he had robbed Alyona Ivanovna, after all — but he shoves the irony aside in favor of indignation. ]
ty for the funniest description of raskolnikov i have ever read
And then he drops his hands to his sides, because what? ]
I don’t want your cash! Do you think I am some common thief?
[ There’s quite a bit of irony in him saying that — he had robbed Alyona Ivanovna, after all — but he shoves the irony aside in favor of indignation. ]