Преступление и наказание

Chapter 3

           Hewascautiousinhisanswer,andsaidthat,ofcourse,ashecouldnotgetonwithoutasecretary,itwouldbebettertobepayingasalarytoarelationthantoastranger,ifonlytheformerwerefittedfortheduties(asthoughtherecouldbedoubtofyourbeingfitted!)butthenheexpresseddoubtswhetheryourstudiesattheuniversitywouldleaveyoutimeforworkathisoffice.Thematterdroppedforthetime,butDouniaisthinkingofnothingelsenow.Shehasbeeninasortoffeverforthelastfewdays,andhasalreadymadearegularplanforyourbecomingintheendanassociateandevenapartnerinPyotrPetrovitch’sbusiness,whichmightwellbe,seeingthatyouareastudentoflaw.Iamincompleteagreementwithher,Rodya,andshareallherplansandhopes,andthinkthereiseveryprobabilityofrealisingthem.AndinspiteofPyotrPetrovitch’sevasiveness,verynaturalatpresent(sincehedoesnotknowyou),Douniaisfirmlypersuadedthatshewillgaineverythingbyhergoodinfluenceoverherfuturehusband;thissheisreckoningupon.OfcoursewearecarefulnottotalkofanyofthesemoreremoteplanstoPyotrPetrovitch,especiallyofyourbecominghispartner.Heisapracticalmanandmighttakethisverycoldly,itmightallseemtohimsimplyaday-dream.

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