Преступление и наказание

Chapter 4

           

           “Idon’tunderstand,”whisperedSonia.

           “You’llunderstandlater.Haven’tyoudonethesame?You,too,havetransgressed...havehadthestrengthtotransgress.Youhavelaidhandsonyourself,youhavedestroyedalife...yourown(it’sallthesame!).Youmighthavelivedinspiritandunderstanding,butyou’llendintheHayMarket....Butyouwon’tbeabletostandit,andifyouremainaloneyou’llgooutofyourmindlikeme.Youarelikeamadcreaturealready.Sowemustgotogetheronthesameroad!Letusgo!”

           “Whatfor?What’sallthisfor?”saidSonia,strangelyandviolentlyagitatedbyhiswords.

           “Whatfor?Becauseyoucan’tremainlikethis,that’swhy!Youmustlookthingsstraightinthefaceatlast,andnotweeplikeachildandcrythatGodwon’tallowit.Whatwillhappen,ifyoushouldreallybetakentothehospitalto-morrow?Sheismadandinconsumption,she’llsoondieandthechildren?DoyoumeantotellmePolenkawon’tcometogrief?Haven’tyouseenchildrenhereatthestreetcornerssentoutbytheirmotherstobeg?I’vefoundoutwherethosemothersliveandinwhatsurroundings.Childrencan’tremainchildrenthere!Atseventhechildisviciousandathief.Yetchildren,youknow,aretheimageofChrist:‘theirsisthekingdomofHeaven.’Hebadeushonourandlovethem,theyarethehumanityofthefuture....”

           “What’stobedone,what’stobedone?”repeatedSonia,weepinghystericallyandwringingherhands.

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