Преступление и наказание

           Oh,yes,shecanensurehishappiness,keephimintheuniversity,makehimapartnerintheoffice,makehiswholefuturesecure;perhapshemayevenbearichmanlateron,prosperous,respected,andmayevenendhislifeafamousman!Butmymother?It’sallRodya,preciousRodya,herfirstborn!Forsuchasonwhowouldnotsacrificesuchadaughter!Oh,loving,over-partialhearts!Why,forhissakewewouldnotshrinkevenfromSonia’sfate.Sonia,SoniaMarmeladov,theeternalvictimsolongastheworldlasts.Haveyoutakenthemeasureofyoursacrifice,bothofyou?Isitright?Canyoubearit?Isitanyuse?Istheresenseinit?Andletmetellyou,Dounia,Sonia’slifeisnoworsethanlifewithMr.Luzhin.‘Therecanbenoquestionoflove,’motherwrites.Andwhatiftherecanbenorespecteither,ifonthecontrarythereisaversion,contempt,repulsion,whatthen?Soyouwillhaveto‘keepupyourappearance,’too.Isnotthatso?Doyouunderstandwhatthatsmartnessmeans?DoyouunderstandthattheLuzhinsmartnessisjustthesamethingasSonia’sandmaybeworse,viler,baser,becauseinyourcase,Dounia,it’sabargainforluxuries,afterall,butwithSoniait’ssimplyaquestionofstarvation.Ithastobepaidfor,ithastobepaidfor,Dounia,thissmartness.Andwhatifit’smorethanyoucanbearafterwards,ifyouregretit?Thebitterness,themisery,thecurses,thetearshiddenfromalltheworld,foryouarenotaMarfaPetrovna.