Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           Iwillwithdraw,thatImaynothinderthepleasuresoffamilyintimacy,andthediscussionofsecrets.”Hegotupfromhischairandtookhishat.“Butinwithdrawing,IventuretorequestthatforthefutureImaybesparedsimilarmeetings,and,sotosay,compromises.Iappealparticularlytoyou,honouredPulcheriaAlexandrovna,onthissubject,themoreasmyletterwasaddressedtoyouandtonooneelse.”

           PulcheriaAlexandrovnawasalittleoffended.

           “Youseemtothinkwearecompletelyunderyourauthority,PyotrPetrovitch.Douniahastoldyouthereasonyourdesirewasdisregarded,shehadthebestintentions.Andindeedyouwriteasthoughyouwerelayingcommandsuponme.Arewetoconsidereverydesireofyoursasacommand?Letmetellyouonthecontrarythatyououghttoshowparticulardelicacyandconsiderationforusnow,becausewehavethrownupeverything,andhavecomehererelyingonyou,andsoweareinanycaseinasenseinyourhands.”

           “Thatisnotquitetrue,PulcheriaAlexandrovna,especiallyatthepresentmoment,whenthenewshascomeofMarfaPetrovna’slegacy,whichseemsindeedveryapropos,judgingfromthenewtoneyoutaketome,”headdedsarcastically.

           “Judgingfromthatremark,wemaycertainlypresumethatyouwerereckoningonourhelplessness,”Douniaobservedirritably.

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