Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           KaterinaIvanovnaheardthisfromAmaliaIvanovnawho,quarrellingwithKaterinaIvanovna,andthreateningtoturnthewholefamilyoutofdoors,hadshoutedatherthatthey“werenotworththefoot”ofthehonourablelodgerswhomtheyweredisturbing.KaterinaIvanovnadeterminednowtoinvitethisladyandherdaughter,“whosefootshewasnotworth,”andwhohadturnedawayhaughtilywhenshecasuallymetthem,sothattheymightknowthat“shewasmorenobleinherthoughtsandfeelingsanddidnotharbourmalice,”andmightseethatshewasnotaccustomedtoherwayofliving.Shehadproposedtomakethiscleartothematdinnerwithallusionstoherlatefather’sgovernorship,andalsoatthesametimetohintthatitwasexceedinglystupidofthemtoturnawayonmeetingher.Thefatcolonel-major(hewasreallyadischargedofficeroflowrank)wasalsoabsent,butitappearedthathehadbeen“nothimself”forthelasttwodays.ThepartyconsistedofthePole,awretchedlookingclerkwithaspottyfaceandagreasycoat,whohadnotawordtosayforhimself,andsmeltabominably,adeafandalmostblindoldmanwhohadoncebeeninthepostofficeandwhohadbeenfromimmemorialagesmaintainedbysomeoneatAmaliaIvanovna’s.

           Aretiredclerkofthecommissariatdepartmentcame,too;hewasdrunk,hadaloudandmostunseemlylaughandonlyfancywaswithoutawaistcoat!OneofthevisitorssatstraightdowntothetablewithoutevengreetingKaterinaIvanovna.

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