Преступление и наказание

Chapter 3

           

           “Afamiliarphenomenon,”interposedZossimov,“actionsaresometimesperformedinamasterlyandmostcunningway,whilethedirectionoftheactionsisderangedanddependentonvariousmorbidimpressionsit’slikeadream.”

           “Perhapsit’sagoodthingreallythatheshouldthinkmealmostamadman,”thoughtRaskolnikov.

           “Why,peopleinperfecthealthactinthesamewaytoo,”observedDounia,lookinguneasilyatZossimov.

           “Thereissometruthinyourobservation,”thelatterreplied.“Inthatsensewearecertainlyallnotinfrequentlylikemadmen,butwiththeslightdifferencethatthederangedaresomewhatmadder,forwemustdrawaline.Anormalman,itistrue,hardlyexists.Amongdozensperhapshundredsofthousandshardlyoneistobemetwith.”

           Attheword“madman,”carelesslydroppedbyZossimovinhischatteronhisfavouritesubject,everyonefrowned.

           Raskolnikovsatseemingnottopayattention,plungedinthoughtwithastrangesmileonhispalelips.Hewasstillmeditatingonsomething.

           “Well,whataboutthemanwhowasrunover?Iinterruptedyou!”Razumihincriedhastily.

           “What?”Raskolnikovseemedtowakeup.“Oh...Igotspatteredwithbloodhelpingtocarryhimtohislodging.Bytheway,mamma,Ididanunpardonablethingyesterday.Iwasliterallyoutofmymind.Igaveawayallthemoneyyousentme...tohiswifeforthefuneral.She’sawidownow,inconsumption,apoorcreature...threelittlechildren,starving...nothinginthehouse...there’sadaughter,too...

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