under that simplicity. The better of his comrades understood this, and all were fond of him. He was
extremely intelligent, though he was certainly rather a simpleton at times. He was of striking appearancetall,
thin, blackhaired and always badly shaved. He was sometimes uproarious and was reputed to be of
great physical strength. One night, when out in a festive company, he had with one blow laid a gigantic
policeman on his back. There was no limit to his drinking powers, but he could abstain from drink altogether; he
sometimes went too far in his pranks; but he could do without pranks altogether. Another thing striking
about Razumihin, no failure distressed him, and it seemed as though no unfavourable circumstances
could crush him. He could lodge anywhere, and bear the extremes of cold and hunger. He was very
poor, and kept himself entirely on what he could earn by work of one sort or another. He knew of no
end of resources by which to earn money. He spent one whole winter without lighting his stove, and
used to declare that he liked it better, because one slept more soundly in the cold. For the present he,
too, had been obliged to give up the university, but it was only for a time, and he was working with all
his might to save enough to return to his studies again. Raskolnikov had not been to see him for the
last four months, and Razumihin did not even know his address. About two months before, they had
met in the street, but Raskolnikov had turned away and even crossed to the other side that he might not
be observed. And though Razumihin noticed him, he passed him by, as he did not want to annoy him.