Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           Hewasparticularlyirritatedbytheowneroftheflatwhichhadbeentakeninviewofhisapproachingmarriageandwasbeingredecoratedathisownexpense;theowner,arichGermantradesman,wouldnotentertaintheideaofbreakingthecontractwhichhadjustbeensignedandinsistedonthefullforfeitmoney,thoughPyotrPetrovitchwouldbegivinghimbacktheflatpracticallyredecorated.Inthesamewaytheupholsterersrefusedtoreturnasingleroubleoftheinstalmentpaidforthefurniturepurchasedbutnotyetremovedtotheflat.

           “AmItogetmarriedsimplyforthesakeofthefurniture?”PyotrPetrovitchgroundhisteethandatthesametimeoncemorehehadagleamofdesperatehope.“Canallthatbereallysoirrevocablyover?Isitnousetomakeanothereffort?”ThethoughtofDouniasentavoluptuouspangthroughhisheart.Heenduredanguishatthatmoment,andifithadbeenpossibletoslayRaskolnikovinstantlybywishingit,PyotrPetrovitchwouldpromptlyhaveutteredthewish.

           “Itwasmymistake,too,nottohavegiventhemmoney,”hethought,ashereturneddejectedlytoLebeziatnikov’sroom,“andwhyonearthwasIsuchaJew?Itwasfalseeconomy!Imeanttokeepthemwithoutapennysothattheyshouldturntomeastheirprovidence,andlookatthem!foo!IfI’dspentsomefifteenhundredroublesonthemforthetrousseauandpresents,onknick-knacks,dressing-cases,jewellery,materials,andallthatsortoftrashfromKnopp’sandtheEnglishshop,mypositionwouldhavebeenbetterand...

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