Преступление и наказание

Chapter 4

           ButIshouldliketoknowwhymotherhaswrittentomeabout‘ourmostrisinggeneration’?Simplyasadescriptivetouch,orwiththeideaofprepossessingmeinfavourofMr.Luzhin?Oh,thecunningofthem!Ishouldliketoknowonethingmore:howfartheywereopenwithoneanotherthatdayandnightandallthistimesince?Wasitallputintowords,ordidbothunderstandthattheyhadthesamethingatheartandintheirminds,sothattherewasnoneedtospeakofitaloud,andbetternottospeakofit.Mostlikelyitwaspartlylikethat,frommother’sletterit’sevident:hestruckherasrudealittle,andmotherinhersimplicitytookherobservationstoDounia.Andshewassuretobevexedand‘answeredherangrily.’Ishouldthinkso!Whowouldnotbeangeredwhenitwasquiteclearwithoutanynaïvequestionsandwhenitwasunderstoodthatitwasuselesstodiscussit.Andwhydoesshewritetome,‘loveDounia,Rodya,andshelovesyoumorethanherself’?Hassheasecretconscience-prickatsacrificingherdaughtertoherson?‘Youareouronecomfort,youareeverythingtous.’Oh,mother!”

           Hisbitternessgrewmoreandmoreintense,andifhehadhappenedtomeetMr.Luzhinatthemoment,hemighthavemurderedhim.

           “Hm...yes,that’strue,”hecontinued,pursuingthewhirlingideasthatchasedeachotherinhisbrain,“itistruethat‘itneedstimeandcaretogettoknowaman,’butthereisnomistakeaboutMr.Luzhin.

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