Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           ’”

           “Thenhewasanauthor?”

           “Yes,Mr.Captain,andwhatanungentlemanlyvisitorinanhonourablehouse....”

           “Nowthen!Enough!Ihavetoldyoualready...”

           “IlyaPetrovitch!”theheadclerkrepeatedsignificantly.

           Theassistantglancedrapidlyathim;theheadclerkslightlyshookhishead.

           “...SoItellyouthis,mostrespectableLuiseIvanovna,andItellityouforthelasttime,”theassistantwenton.“Ifthereisascandalinyourhonourablehouseonceagain,Iwillputyouyourselfinthelock-up,asitiscalledinpolitesociety.Doyouhear?Soaliteraryman,anauthortookfiveroublesforhiscoat-tailinan‘honourablehouse’?Aniceset,theseauthors!”

           AndhecastacontemptuousglanceatRaskolnikov.“Therewasascandaltheotherdayinarestaurant,too.Anauthorhadeatenhisdinnerandwouldnotpay;‘I’llwriteasatireonyou,’sayshe.Andtherewasanotherofthemonasteamerlastweekusedthemostdisgracefullanguagetotherespectablefamilyofacivilcouncillor,hiswifeanddaughter.Andtherewasoneofthemturnedoutofaconfectioner’sshoptheotherday.Theyarelikethat,authors,literarymen,students,town-criers....Pfoo!Yougetalong!Ishalllookinuponyoumyselfoneday.Thenyouhadbetterbecareful!Doyouhear?”

           Withhurrieddeference,LuiseIvanovnafelltocurtsyinginalldirections,andsocurtsiedherselftothedoor.Butatthedoor,shestumbledbackwardsagainstagood-lookingofficerwithafresh,openfaceandsplendidthickfairwhiskers.

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