Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           YouaskwhyIhadn’t?WhatshallIsaytoyou?ithadallcomeuponmesosuddenly.Ihadscarcelysentfortheporters(younoticedthemasyouwentout,Idaresay).Anideaflasheduponme;Iwasfirmlyconvincedatthetime,yousee,RodionRomanovitch.Come,IthoughtevenifIletonethingslipforatime,IshallgetholdofsomethingelseIshan’tlosewhatIwant,anyway.Youarenervouslyirritable,RodionRomanovitch,bytemperament;it’soutofproportionwithotherqualitiesofyourheartandcharacter,whichIflattermyselfIhavetosomeextentdivined.OfcourseIdidreflecteventhenthatitdoesnotalwayshappenthatamangetsupandblurtsouthiswholestory.Itdoeshappensometimes,ifyoumakeamanloseallpatience,thougheventhenit’srare.Iwascapableofrealisingthat.IfIonlyhadafact,Ithought,theleastlittlefacttogoupon,somethingIcouldlayholdof,somethingtangible,notmerelypsychological.Forifamanisguilty,youmustbeabletogetsomethingsubstantialoutofhim;onemayreckonuponmostsurprisingresultsindeed.Iwasreckoningonyourtemperament,RodionRomanovitch,onyourtemperamentaboveallthings!Ihadgreathopesofyouatthattime.”

           “Butwhatareyoudrivingatnow?”Raskolnikovmutteredatlast,askingthequestionwithoutthinking.

           “Whatishetalkingabout?”hewondereddistractedly,“doeshereallytakemetobeinnocent?”

           “WhatamIdrivingat?I’vecometoexplainmyself,Iconsideritmyduty,sotospeak.

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