Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           Afterall,Isaid,youcantakeitallinanothersenseifyoulike,andit’smorenaturalso,indeed.Icouldn’thelpadmittingitwasmorenatural.Iwasbothered!‘No,I’dbettergetholdofsomelittlefact’Isaid.SowhenIheardofthebell-ringing,Iheldmybreathandwasallinatremor.‘Hereismylittlefact,’thoughtI,andIdidn’tthinkitover,Isimplywouldn’t.Iwouldhavegivenathousandroublesatthatminutetohaveseenyouwithmyowneyes,whenyouwalkedahundredpacesbesidethatworkman,afterhehadcalledyoumurderertoyourface,andyoudidnotdaretoaskhimaquestionalltheway.Andthenwhataboutyourtrembling,whataboutyourbell-ringinginyourillness,insemi-delirium?

           “Andso,RodionRomanovitch,canyouwonderthatIplayedsuchpranksonyou?Andwhatmadeyoucomeatthatveryminute?Someoneseemedtohavesentyou,byJove!AndifNikolayhadnotpartedus...anddoyourememberNikolayatthetime?Doyourememberhimclearly?Itwasathunderbolt,aregularthunderbolt!AndhowImethim!Ididn’tbelieveinthethunderbolt,notforaminute.Youcouldseeitforyourself;andhowcouldI?Evenafterwards,whenyouhadgoneandhebeganmakingvery,veryplausibleanswersoncertainpoints,sothatIwassurprisedathimmyself,eventhenIdidn’tbelievehisstory!Youseewhatitistobeasfirmasarock!No,thoughtI,Morgenfrüh.WhathasNikolaygottodowithit!”

           “RazumihintoldmejustnowthatyouthinkNikolayguiltyandhadyourselfassuredhimofit....

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