Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           

           “Oh,PyotrPetrovitch,youwouldnotbelievewhatafrightyouhavegivenme,”PulcheriaAlexandrovnawenton:“I’veonlyseenhimtwice,butIthoughthimterrible,terrible!IamconvincedthathewasthecauseofMarfaPetrovna’sdeath.”

           “It’simpossibletobecertainaboutthat.Ihavepreciseinformation.Idonotdisputethathemayhavecontributedtoacceleratethecourseofeventsbythemoralinfluence,sotosay,oftheaffront;butastothegeneralconductandmoralcharacteristicsofthatpersonage,Iaminagreementwithyou.Idonotknowwhetherheiswelloffnow,andpreciselywhatMarfaPetrovnalefthim;thiswillbeknowntomewithinaveryshortperiod;butnodoubthereinPetersburg,ifhehasanypecuniaryresources,hewillrelapseatonceintohisoldways.Heisthemostdepraved,andabjectlyviciousspecimenofthatclassofmen.IhaveconsiderablereasontobelievethatMarfaPetrovna,whowassounfortunateastofallinlovewithhimandtopayhisdebtseightyearsago,wasofservicetohimalsoinanotherway.Solelybyherexertionsandsacrifices,acriminalcharge,involvinganelementoffantasticandhomicidalbrutalityforwhichhemightwellhavebeensentencedtoSiberia,washushedup.That’sthesortofmanheis,ifyoucaretoknow.”

           “Goodheavens!”criedPulcheriaAlexandrovna.Raskolnikovlistenedattentively.

           “Areyouspeakingthetruthwhenyousaythatyouhavegoodevidenceofthis?”Douniaaskedsternlyandemphatically.

           “IonlyrepeatwhatIwastoldinsecretbyMarfaPetrovna.

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