s him a murderer. His first feeling was that he was "chilled all over", but later he laughs to himself, saying "Napoleon, the pyramids, Waterloo, and a wretched skinny old woman, a pawnbroker...that's a nice hash for Porfiry Petrovitch to digest!" He is hiding behind the vanity over his knowledge about the idea of "extraordinary" people when he is in actuality afraid of the consequences behind his murder. Rasko prefers to see himself as a steadfast person instead of a frightened one, so he protects himself from the reality of his feelings by putting on a sad smile. Similarly, during his interview with Porfiry, he was indirectly proclaimed to be a murderer but was unaffected by the statement, as he thought "the details of the interview were of little consequence. By thinking this thought, he shows that he is once again trying to remain unaffected by Porfiry's words when actually he is in fact frightened. Also, he thinks Svidrigailov can provide him with "information, or a means of escape," b
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