Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           Eventhetable-clothwasnearlyclean;thecrockery,knives,forksandglasseswere,ofcourse,ofallshapesandpatterns,lentbydifferentlodgers,butthetablewasproperlylaidatthetimefixed,andAmaliaIvanovna,feelingshehaddoneherworkwell,hadputonablacksilkdressandacapwithnewmourningribbonsandmetthereturningpartywithsomepride.Thispride,thoughjustifiable,displeasedKaterinaIvanovnaforsomereason:“asthoughthetablecouldnothavebeenlaidexceptbyAmaliaIvanovna!”Shedislikedthecapwithnewribbons,too.“Couldshebestuckup,thestupidGerman,becauseshewasmistressofthehouse,andhadconsentedasafavourtohelpherpoorlodgers!Asafavour!Fancythat!KaterinaIvanovna’sfatherwhohadbeenacolonelandalmostagovernorhadsometimeshadthetablesetforfortypersons,andthenanyonelikeAmaliaIvanovna,orratherLudwigovna,wouldnothavebeenallowedintothekitchen.”

           KaterinaIvanovna,however,putoffexpressingherfeelingsforthetimeandcontentedherselfwithtreatinghercoldly,thoughshedecidedinwardlythatshewouldcertainlyhavetoputAmaliaIvanovnadownandsetherinherproperplace,forgoodnessonlyknewwhatshewasfancyingherself.KaterinaIvanovnawasirritatedtoobythefactthathardlyanyofthelodgersinvitedhadcometothefuneral,exceptthePolewhohadjustmanagedtorunintothecemetery,whiletothememorialdinnerthepoorestandmostinsignificantofthemhadturnedup,thewretchedcreatures,manyofthemnotquitesober.

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