Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           “IonlyheardaqueerstorythatPhilipwasasortofhypochondriac,asortofdomesticphilosopher,theservantsusedtosay,‘hereadhimselfsilly,’andthathehangedhimselfpartlyonaccountofMr.Svidrigaïlov’smockeryofhimandnothisblows.WhenIwastherehebehavedwelltotheservants,andtheywereactuallyfondofhim,thoughtheycertainlydidblamehimforPhilip’sdeath.”

           “Iperceive,AvdotyaRomanovna,thatyouseemdisposedtoundertakehisdefenceallofasudden,”Luzhinobserved,twistinghislipsintoanambiguoussmile,“there’snodoubtthatheisanastuteman,andinsinuatingwhereladiesareconcerned,ofwhichMarfaPetrovna,whohasdiedsostrangely,isaterribleinstance.Myonlydesirehasbeentobeofservicetoyouandyourmotherwithmyadvice,inviewoftherenewedeffortswhichmaycertainlybeanticipatedfromhim.Formypartit’smyfirmconviction,thathewillendinadebtor’sprisonagain.MarfaPetrovnahadnottheslightestintentionofsettlinganythingsubstantialonhim,havingregardforhischildren’sinterests,and,ifshelefthimanything,itwouldonlybethemerestsufficiency,somethinginsignificantandephemeral,whichwouldnotlastayearforamanofhishabits.”

           “PyotrPetrovitch,Ibegyou,”saidDounia,“saynomoreofMr.Svidrigaïlov.Itmakesmemiserable.”

           “Hehasjustbeentoseeme,”saidRaskolnikov,breakinghissilenceforthefirsttime.

           Therewereexclamationsfromall,andtheyallturnedtohim.EvenPyotrPetrovitchwasroused.

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