Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           “Pleasedon’tdisturbyourself,”hebeganfidgetingfromplacetoplaceandfussilymakingRaskolnikovsitdown.“There’snohurry,there’snohurry,it’sallnonsense.Oh,no,I’mverygladyou’vecometoseemeatlast...Ilookuponyousimplyasavisitor.Andasformyconfoundedlaughter,pleaseexcuseit,RodionRomanovitch.RodionRomanovitch?Thatisyourname?...It’smynerves,youtickledmesowithyourwittyobservation;Iassureyou,sometimesIshakewithlaughterlikeanindia-rubberballforhalfanhouratatime....I’moftenafraidofanattackofparalysis.Dositdown.Pleasedo,orIshallthinkyouareangry...”

           Raskolnikovdidnotspeak;helistened,watchinghim,stillfrowningangrily.Hedidsitdown,butstillheldhiscap.

           “Imusttellyouonethingaboutmyself,mydearRodionRomanovitch,”PorfiryPetrovitchcontinued,movingabouttheroomandagainavoidinghisvisitor’seyes.“Yousee,I’mabachelor,amanofnoconsequenceandnotusedtosociety;besides,Ihavenothingbeforeme,I’mset,I’mrunningtoseedand...andhaveyounoticed,RodionRomanovitch,thatinourPetersburgcircles,iftwoclevermenmeetwhoarenotintimate,butrespecteachother,likeyouandme,ittakesthemhalfanhourbeforetheycanfindasubjectforconversationtheyaredumb,theysitoppositeeachotherandfeelawkward.Everyonehassubjectsofconversation,ladiesforinstance...

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