Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           

           “ItwasnotImurderedher,”Raskolnikovwhisperedlikeafrightenedchildcaughtintheact.

           “No,itwasyou,youRodionRomanovitch,andnooneelse,”Porfirywhisperedsternly,withconviction.

           Theywerebothsilentandthesilencelastedstrangelylong,abouttenminutes.Raskolnikovputhiselbowonthetableandpassedhisfingersthroughhishair.PorfiryPetrovitchsatquietlywaiting.SuddenlyRaskolnikovlookedscornfullyatPorfiry.

           “Youareatyouroldtricksagain,PorfiryPetrovitch!Youroldmethodagain.Iwonderyoudon’tgetsickofit!”

           “Oh,stopthat,whatdoesthatmatternow?Itwouldbeadifferentmatteriftherewerewitnessespresent,butwearewhisperingalone.YouseeyourselfthatIhavenotcometochaseandcaptureyoulikeahare.Whetheryouconfessitornotisnothingtomenow;formyself,Iamconvincedwithoutit.”

           “Ifso,whatdidyoucomefor?”Raskolnikovaskedirritably.“Iaskyouthesamequestionagain:ifyouconsidermeguilty,whydon’tyoutakemetoprison?”

           “Oh,that’syourquestion!Iwillansweryou,pointforpoint.Inthefirstplace,toarrestyousodirectlyisnottomyinterest.”

           “Howso?Ifyouareconvincedyouought....”

           “Ach,whatifIamconvinced?That’sonlymydreamforthetime.WhyshouldIputyouinsafety?Youknowthat’sit,sinceyouaskmetodoit.IfIconfrontyouwiththatworkmanforinstanceandyousaytohim‘wereyoudrunkornot?Whosawmewithyou?Isimplytookyoutobedrunk,andyouweredrunk,too.

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