Crime and Punishment Part 1 Chapter 3

In which the weary and disordered Raskolnikov receives a long and tender letter from his mother, filled with news of family troubles, hopes, and an impending journey, stirring in him a tumult of emotions that both soften and unsettle. Driven by a restless craving for freedom from his cramped existence, he ventures out into the busy streets, his soul agitated and his thoughts aloud, bewildering the passers-by.