Преступление и наказание

Chapter 1

           though,ofcourse,thereisfighting...therewon’tbelater,butatpresentthereis...confoundit!Howmuddledonegetswithyou!It’snotonthataccountthatIamnotgoing.Iamnotgoingonprinciple,nottotakepartintherevoltingconventionofmemorialdinners,that’swhy!Though,ofcourse,onemightgotolaughatit....Iamsorrytherewon’tbeanypriestsatit.Ishouldcertainlygoiftherewere.”

           “Thenyouwouldsitdownatanotherman’stableandinsultitandthosewhoinvitedyou.Eh?”

           “Certainlynotinsult,butprotest.Ishoulddoitwithagoodobject.Imightindirectlyassistthecauseofenlightenmentandpropaganda.It’sadutyofeverymantoworkforenlightenmentandpropagandaandthemoreharshly,perhaps,thebetter.Imightdropaseed,anidea....Andsomethingmightgrowupfromthatseed.HowshouldIbeinsultingthem?Theymightbeoffendedatfirst,butafterwardsthey’dseeI’ddonethemaservice.Youknow,Terebyeva(whoisinthecommunitynow)wasblamedbecausewhensheleftherfamilyand...devoted...herself,shewrotetoherfatherandmotherthatshewouldn’tgoonlivingconventionallyandwasenteringonafreemarriageanditwassaidthatthatwastooharsh,thatshemighthavesparedthemandhavewrittenmorekindly.Ithinkthat’sallnonsenseandthere’snoneedofsoftness;onthecontrary,what’swantedisprotest.

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