Преступление и наказание

Chapter 6

           Ontheotherside,freshyounglivesthrownawayforwantofhelpandbythousands,oneveryside!Ahundredthousandgooddeedscouldbedoneandhelped,onthatoldwoman’smoneywhichwillbeburiedinamonastery!Hundreds,thousandsperhaps,mightbesetontherightpath;dozensoffamiliessavedfromdestitution,fromruin,fromvice,fromtheLockhospitalsandallwithhermoney.Killher,takehermoneyandwiththehelpofitdevoteoneselftotheserviceofhumanityandthegoodofall.Whatdoyouthink,wouldnotonetinycrimebewipedoutbythousandsofgooddeeds?Foronelifethousandswouldbesavedfromcorruptionanddecay.Onedeath,andahundredlivesinexchangeit’ssimplearithmetic!Besides,whatvaluehasthelifeofthatsickly,stupid,ill-naturedoldwomaninthebalanceofexistence!Nomorethanthelifeofalouse,ofablack-beetle,lessinfactbecausetheoldwomanisdoingharm.Sheiswearingoutthelivesofothers;theotherdayshebitLizaveta’sfingeroutofspite;italmosthadtobeamputated.”

           “Ofcourseshedoesnotdeservetolive,”remarkedtheofficer,“butthereitis,it’snature.”

           “Oh,well,brother,butwehavetocorrectanddirectnature,and,butforthat,weshoulddrowninanoceanofprejudice.Butforthat,therewouldneverhavebeenasinglegreatman.Theytalkofduty,conscienceIdon’twanttosayanythingagainstdutyandconscience;butthepointis,whatdowemeanbythem?Stay,Ihaveanotherquestiontoaskyou.Listen!”

           “No,youstay,I’llaskyouaquestion.

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