Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           Playfulwitandabstractargumentsfascinateyouandthat’sforalltheworldliketheoldAustrianHof-kriegsrath,asfarasIcanjudgeofmilitarymatters,thatis:onpaperthey’dbeatenNapoleonandtakenhimprisoner,andthereintheirstudytheyworkeditalloutinthecleverestfashion,butlookyou,GeneralMacksurrenderedwithallhisarmy,he-he-he!Isee,Isee,RodionRomanovitch,youarelaughingatacivilianlikeme,takingexamplesoutofmilitaryhistory!ButIcan’thelpit,it’smyweakness.Iamfondofmilitaryscience.AndI’meversofondofreadingallmilitaryhistories.I’vecertainlymissedmypropercareer.Ioughttohavebeeninthearmy,uponmywordIought.Ishouldn’thavebeenaNapoleon,butImighthavebeenamajor,he-he!Well,I’lltellyouthewholetruth,mydearfellow,aboutthisspecialcase,Imean:actualfactandaman’stemperament,mydearsir,areweightymattersandit’sastonishinghowtheysometimesdeceivethesharpestcalculation!Ilistentoanoldmanamspeakingseriously,RodionRomanovitch”(ashesaidthisPorfiryPetrovitch,whowasscarcelyfive-and-thirty,actuallyseemedtohavegrownold;evenhisvoicechangedandheseemedtoshrinktogether)“Moreover,I’macandidman...

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