Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           peopleinhighsocietyalwayshavetheirsubjectsofconversation,c’estderigueur,butpeopleofthemiddlesortlikeus,thinkingpeoplethatis,arealwaystongue-tiedandawkward.Whatisthereasonofit?Whetheritisthelackofpublicinterest,orwhetheritiswearesohonestwedon’twanttodeceiveoneanother,Idon’tknow.Whatdoyouthink?Doputdownyourcap,itlooksasifyouwerejustgoing,itmakesmeuncomfortable...Iamsodelighted...”

           RaskolnikovputdownhiscapandcontinuedlisteninginsilencewithaseriousfrowningfacetothevagueandemptychatterofPorfiryPetrovitch.“Doeshereallywanttodistractmyattentionwithhissillybabble?”

           “Ican’tofferyoucoffeehere;butwhynotspendfiveminuteswithafriend?”Porfirypatteredon,“andyouknowalltheseofficialduties...pleasedon’tmindmyrunningupanddown,excuseit,mydearfellow,Iamverymuchafraidofoffendingyou,butexerciseisabsolutelyindispensableforme.I’malwayssittingandsogladtobemovingaboutforfiveminutes...Isufferfrommysedentarylife...Ialwaysintendtojoinagymnasium;theysaythatofficialsofallranks,evenPrivyCouncillors,maybeseenskippinggailythere;thereyouhaveit,modernscience...yes,yes....Butasformydutieshere,inquiriesandallsuchformalities...youmentionedinquiriesyourselfjustnow...Iassureyoutheseinterrogationsaresometimesmoreembarrassingfortheinterrogatorthanfortheinterrogated....Youmadetheobservationyourselfjustnowveryaptlyandwittily.

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