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Another way Dostoyevsky heightens suspense is by alternating noise and silence. This is shown after Raskolnikov murders the pawnbroker. When Raskolnikov is trying to leave the old woman's apartment, Dostoyevsky amplifies the suspense about whether he will be caught by systematically alternating silence with the loud noise of the painters and others in the building.

He listened for a long time. Somewhere far away below...loudly and shrilly shouted two voices, arguing and swearing..."What are they up to?"...Finally everything grew silent at once...He already wanted to leave, but suddenly a door opened loudly onto the stairway, and someone began to walk down below, humming some sort of tune. "What are they making so much noise for!" flashed in his mind...Finally everything grew quiet. He was about to step onto the stairway when suddenly there were heard some new footsteps again. (88)