Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           ’Well,whatcouldIanswer,especiallyasyourstoryisamorelikelyonethanhis?forthere’snothingbutpsychologytosupporthisevidence—that’salmostunseemlywithhisuglymug,whileyouhitthemarkexactly,fortherascalisaninveteratedrunkardandnotoriouslyso.AndIhavemyselfadmittedcandidlyseveraltimesalreadythatthatpsychologycanbetakenintwowaysandthatthesecondwayisstrongerandlooksfarmoreprobable,andthatapartfromthatIhaveasyetnothingagainstyou.AndthoughIshallputyouinprisonandindeedhavecome—quitecontrarytoetiquette—toinformyouofitbeforehand,yetItellyoufrankly,alsocontrarytoetiquette,thatitwon’tbetomyadvantage.Well,secondly,I’vecometoyoubecause...”

           “Yes,yes,secondly?”Raskolnikovwaslisteningbreathless.

           “Because,asItoldyoujustnow,IconsiderIoweyouanexplanation.Idon’twantyoutolookuponmeasamonster,asIhaveagenuinelikingforyou,youmaybelievemeornot.AndinthethirdplaceI’vecometoyouwithadirectandopenproposition—thatyoushouldsurrenderandconfess.Itwillbeinfinitelymoretoyouradvantageandtomyadvantagetoo,formytaskwillbedone.Well,isthisopenonmypartornot?”

           Raskolnikovthoughtaminute.

           “Listen,PorfiryPetrovitch.Yousaidjustnowyouhavenothingbutpsychologytogoon,yetnowyou’vegoneonmathematics.Well,whatifyouaremistakenyourself,now?”

           “No,RodionRomanovitch,Iamnotmistaken.Ihavealittlefacteventhen,Providencesentitme.

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