They must have been talking about me beforewe came! . . . Do they know about the apartment? Just get it overwith! . . . When I said I ran away yesterday to rent an apartment, helet it go, he didn’t pick it up ... It was clever to put that in aboutthe apartment — I’ll need it later! ... In delirium, I said! . . . Ha, ha,ha! He knows all about yesterday evening! But he didn’t know aboutmother’s arrival! . . . And the witch wrote down the date with a pen-cil! .. . Lies! I won’t let you get me! These aren’t facts yet, they’re onlya mirage! No, just try giving me facts! The apartment is not a facteither, it’s delirium
This delirious rambling really shows the mental state of Raskol and the amount of burden guilt can have on our psyche. Because he has not confessed and is so nervous about being caught his delusions have now competely taken over his reality and convince him that everyone is against him, even his friends. Raskol's delusions in this extreme state make us question whether Raskol was mentally sane enough to make any rationale decisions whatsoever. This time period and location may not have left a lot of room for treatment of mental illnesses Raskol shows signs of like schizophrenia.