Преступление и наказание

Chapter 6

           Wemayaddonlythatthepractical,purelymaterialdifficultiesoftheaffairoccupiedasecondarypositioninhismind.“Onehasbuttokeepallone’swill-powerandreasontodealwiththem,andtheywillallbeovercomeatthetimewhenonceonehasfamiliarisedoneselfwiththeminutestdetailsofthebusiness....”Butthispreparationhadneverbeenbegun.Hisfinaldecisionswerewhathecametotrustleast,andwhenthehourstruck,itallcametopassquitedifferently,asitwereaccidentallyandunexpectedly.

           Onetriflingcircumstanceupsethiscalculations,beforehehadevenleftthestaircase.Whenhereachedthelandlady’skitchen,thedoorofwhichwasopenasusual,heglancedcautiouslyintoseewhether,inNastasya’sabsence,thelandladyherselfwasthere,orifnot,whetherthedoortoherownroomwasclosed,sothatshemightnotpeepoutwhenhewentinfortheaxe.ButwhatwashisamazementwhenhesuddenlysawthatNastasyawasnotonlyathomeinthekitchen,butwasoccupiedthere,takinglinenoutofabasketandhangingitonaline.Seeinghim,sheleftoffhangingtheclothes,turnedtohimandstaredathimallthetimehewaspassing.Heturnedawayhiseyes,andwalkedpastasthoughhenoticednothing.Butitwastheendofeverything;hehadnottheaxe!Hewasoverwhelmed.

           “Whatmademethink,”hereflected,ashewentunderthegateway,“whatmademethinkthatshewouldbesurenottobeathomeatthatmoment!Why,why,whydidIassumethissocertainly?”

           Hewascrushedandevenhumiliated.

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