Moreover, on the evening of that day everything seemed to conspire to throw the Peters-burg world into agitation and uneasiness: a terrible piece of news came to add to their alarms.

• 不仅如此，当天傍晚，仿佛有意要使彼得堡居民惊慌不安似的，事情都凑到一块儿了：又有一条可怕的消息来赶热闹。