Преступление и наказание

           Yourarticleisabsurdandfantastic,butthere’satransparentsincerity,ayouthfulincorruptibleprideandthedaringofdespairinit.It’sagloomyarticle,butthat’swhat’sfineinit.Ireadyourarticleandputitaside,thinkingasIdidso‘thatmanwon’tgothecommonway.’Well,Iaskyou,afterthatasapreliminary,howcouldIhelpbeingcarriedawaybywhatfollowed?Oh,dear,Iamnotsayinganything,Iamnotmakinganystatementnow.Isimplynoteditatthetime.Whatisthereinit?Ireflected.There’snothinginit,thatisreallynothingandperhapsabsolutelynothing.Andit’snotatallthethingfortheprosecutortolethimselfbecarriedawaybynotions:hereIhaveNikolayonmyhandswithactualevidenceagainsthim—youmaythinkwhatyoulikeofit,butit’sevidence.Hebringsinhispsychology,too;onehastoconsiderhim,too,forit’samatteroflifeanddeath.WhyamIexplainingthistoyou?Thatyoumayunderstand,andnotblamemymaliciousbehaviouronthatoccasion.Itwasnotmalicious,Iassureyou,he-he!DoyousupposeIdidn’tcometosearchyourroomatthetime?Idid,Idid,he-he!Iwasherewhenyouwerelyingillinbed,notofficially,notinmyownperson,butIwashere.Yourroomwassearchedtothelastthreadatthefirstsuspicion;butumsonst!Ithoughttomyself,nowthatmanwillcome,willcomeofhimselfandquickly,too;ifhe’sguilty,he’ssuretocome.Anothermanwouldn’t,buthewill.AndyourememberhowMr.