Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           Iftherewereamillionthfractionofself-interestinmyoffer,Ishouldnothavemadeitsoopenly;andIshouldnothaveofferedhertenthousandonly,whenfiveweeksagoIofferedhermore,Besides,Imay,perhaps,verysoonmarryayounglady,andthataloneoughttopreventsuspicionofanydesignonAvdotyaRomanovna.Inconclusion,letmesaythatinmarryingMr.Luzhin,sheistakingmoneyjustthesame,onlyfromanotherman.Don’tbeangry,RodionRomanovitch,thinkitovercoollyandquietly.”

           Svidrigaïlovhimselfwasexceedinglycoolandquietashewassayingthis.

           “Ibegyoutosaynomore,”saidRaskolnikov.“Inanycasethisisunpardonableimpertinence.”

           “Notintheleast.Thenamanmaydonothingbutharmtohisneighbourinthisworld,andispreventedfromdoingthetiniestbitofgoodbytrivialconventionalformalities.That’sabsurd.IfIdied,forinstance,andleftthatsumtoyoursisterinmywill,surelyshewouldn’trefuseit?”

           “Verylikelyshewould.”

           “Oh,no,indeed.However,ifyourefuseit,sobeit,thoughtenthousandroublesisacapitalthingtohaveonoccasion.InanycaseIbegyoutorepeatwhatIhavesaidtoAvdotyaRomanovna.”

           “No,Iwon’t.”

           “Inthatcase,RodionRomanovitch,Ishallbeobligedtotryandseehermyselfandworryherbydoingso.”

           “AndifIdotellher,willyounottrytoseeher?”

           “Idon’tknowreallywhattosay.Ishouldlikeverymuchtoseeheroncemore.”

           “Don’thopeforit.”

           “I’msorry.Butyoudon’tknowme.

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