Преступление и наказание

Chapter 4

           Whenwequarrelled,Iusuallyheldmytongueanddidnotirritateherandthatgentlemanlyconductrarelyfailedtoattainitsobject,itinfluencedher,itpleasedher,indeed.Theseweretimeswhenshewaspositivelyproudofme.Butyoursistershecouldn’tputupwith,anyway.Andhowevershecametorisktakingsuchabeautifulcreatureintoherhouseasagoverness.MyexplanationisthatMarfaPetrovnawasanardentandimpressionablewomanandsimplyfellinloveherselfliterallyfellinlovewithyoursister.Well,littlewonderlookatAvdotyaRomanovna!Isawthedangeratthefirstglanceandwhatdoyouthink,Iresolvednottolookathereven.ButAvdotyaRomanovnaherselfmadethefirststep,wouldyoubelieveit?WouldyoubelieveittoothatMarfaPetrovnawaspositivelyangrywithmeatfirstformypersistentsilenceaboutyoursister,formycarelessreceptionofhercontinualadoringpraisesofAvdotyaRomanovna.Idon’tknowwhatitwasshewanted!Well,ofcourse,MarfaPetrovnatoldAvdotyaRomanovnaeverydetailaboutme.Shehadtheunfortunatehabitoftellingliterallyeveryoneallourfamilysecretsandcontinuallycomplainingofme;howcouldshefailtoconfideinsuchadelightfulnewfriend?IexpecttheytalkedofnothingelsebutmeandnodoubtAvdotyaRomanovnaheardallthosedarkmysteriousrumoursthatwerecurrentaboutme....Idon’tmindbettingthatyoutoohaveheardsomethingofthesortalready?”

           “Ihave.Luzhinchargedyouwithhavingcausedthedeathofachild.

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