Преступление и наказание

Chapter 4

           It’ssimplydelicious!Thepresentbetrothedconditionisperhapsbetterthanmarriage.Hereyouhavewhatiscalledlanatureetlavérité,ha-ha!I’vetalkedtohertwice,sheisfarfromafool.Sometimesshestealsalookatmethatpositivelyscorchesme.HerfaceislikeRaphael’sMadonna.Youknow,theSistineMadonna’sfacehassomethingfantasticinit,thefaceofmournfulreligiousecstasy.Haven’tyounoticedit?Well,she’ssomethinginthatline.Thedayafterwe’dbeenbetrothed,Iboughtherpresentstothevalueoffifteenhundredroublesasetofdiamondsandanotherofpearlsandasilverdressing-caseaslargeasthis,withallsortsofthingsinit,sothatevenmyMadonna’sfaceglowed.Isatheronmyknee,yesterday,andIsupposerathertoounceremoniouslysheflushedcrimsonandthetearsstarted,butshedidn’twanttoshowit.Wewereleftalone,shesuddenlyflungherselfonmyneck(forthefirsttimeofherownaccord),putherlittlearmsroundme,kissedme,andvowedthatshewouldbeanobedient,faithful,andgoodwife,wouldmakemehappy,woulddevoteallherlife,everyminuteofherlife,wouldsacrificeeverything,everything,andthatallsheasksinreturnismyrespect,andthatshewants‘nothing,nothingmorefromme,nopresents.

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