He stretched out his arm and beckoned Margarita. She walked up to him, feeling no ground under her bare feet. Woland placed his hand–as heavy as stone and as hot as fire–on Margarita’s shoulder, pulled her towards him and sat her down on the bed by his side. ‘ Since you are so charming and kind,’ he said, ‘ which was no more than I expected, we shan’t stand on ceremony.’ He leaned over the edge of the bed again and shouted : ‘ How much longer is this performance under the bed going to last? Come on out! ‘ ‘ I can’t find the knight,’ replied the cat in a mumed falsetto from beneath the bed. ‘ It’s galloped off somewhere and there’s a frog here instead.’ ‘ Where do you think you are–on a fairground? ‘ asked Woland, pretending to be angry. ‘ There’s no frog under the bed! Save those cheap tricks for the Variety! If you don’t come out at once we’ll begin to think you’ve gone over to the enemy, you deserter! ‘ ‘ Never, messire! ‘ howled the cat, crawling out with the knight in its paw. ‘ Allow me to introduce to you . . .’ Woland began, then interrupted himself. ‘ No, really, he looks too ridiculous! Just look what he’s done to himself while he was under the bed!’ The cat, covered in dust and standing on its hind legs, bowed to Margarita. Round its neck it was now wearing a made-up white bow tie on an elastic band, with a pair of ladies’ mother-of-pearl binoculars hanging on a cord. It had also gilded its whiskers. site is currently under construction...
It was dark in the corridor, they were standing near the lamp. For a minute they were looking at one another in silence. Razumikhin remembered that minute all his life. Raskolnikov’s burning and intent eyes grew more penetrating every moment, piercing into his soul, into his consciousness. Suddenly Razumikhin started. Something strange, as it were passed between them... Some idea, some hint as it were, slipped, something awful, hideous, and suddenly understood on both sides... Razumikhin turned pale.

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