Преступление и наказание

Chapter 6

           “Soyouconsiderthemcriminals?”headded,smiling.

           “Ofcoursetheyarecriminals.”

           “They?Theyarechildren,simpletons,notcriminals!Why,halfahundredpeoplemeetingforsuchanobjectwhatanidea!Threewouldbetoomany,andthentheywanttohavemorefaithinoneanotherthaninthemselves!Onehasonlytoblabinhiscupsanditallcollapses.Simpletons!Theyengageduntrustworthypeopletochangethenoteswhatathingtotrusttoacasualstranger!Well,letussupposethatthesesimpletonssucceedandeachmakesamillion,andwhatfollowsfortherestoftheirlives?Eachisdependentontheothersfortherestofhislife!Betterhangoneselfatonce!Andtheydidnotknowhowtochangethenoteseither;themanwhochangedthenotestookfivethousandroubles,andhishandstrembled.Hecountedthefirstfourthousand,butdidnotcountthefifththousandhewasinsuchahurrytogetthemoneyintohispocketandrunaway.Ofcourseherousedsuspicion.Andthewholethingcametoacrashthroughonefool!Isitpossible?”

           “Thathishandstrembled?”observedZametov,“yes,that’squitepossible.That,Ifeelquitesure,ispossible.Sometimesonecan’tstandthings.”

           “Can’tstandthat?”

           “Why,couldyoustanditthen?No,Icouldn’t.Forthesakeofahundredroublestofacesuchaterribleexperience?Togowithfalsenotesintoabankwhereit’stheirbusinesstospotthatsortofthing!No,Ishouldnothavethefacetodoit.Wouldyou?”

           Raskolnikovhadanintensedesireagain“toputhistongueout.

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