Преступление и наказание

Chapter 3

           HehadcalledonRaskolnikovwiththefeelingsofabenefactorwhoisabouttoreapthefruitsofhisgooddeedsandtohearagreeableflattery.Andashewentdownstairsnow,heconsideredhimselfmostundeservedlyinjuredandunrecognised.

           Douniawassimplyessentialtohim;todowithoutherwasunthinkable.Formanyyearshehadhadvoluptuousdreamsofmarriage,buthehadgoneonwaitingandamassingmoney.Hebroodedwithrelish,inprofoundsecret,overtheimageofagirlvirtuous,poor(shemustbepoor),veryyoung,verypretty,ofgoodbirthandeducation,verytimid,onewhohadsufferedmuch,andwascompletelyhumbledbeforehim,onewhowouldallherlifelookonhimashersaviour,worshiphim,admirehimandonlyhim.Howmanyscenes,howmanyamorousepisodeshehadimaginedonthisseductiveandplayfultheme,whenhisworkwasover!And,behold,thedreamofsomanyyearswasallbutrealised;thebeautyandeducationofAvdotyaRomanovnahadimpressedhim;herhelplesspositionhadbeenagreatallurement;inherhehadfoundevenmorethanhedreamedof.Herewasagirlofpride,character,virtue,ofeducationandbreedingsuperiortohisown(hefeltthat),andthiscreaturewouldbeslavishlygratefulallherlifeforhisheroiccondescension,andwouldhumbleherselfinthedustbeforehim,andhewouldhaveabsolute,unboundedpoweroverher!...Notlongbefore,hehad,too,afterlongreflectionandhesitation,madeanimportantchangeinhiscareerandwasnowenteringonawidercircleofbusiness.

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