Преступление и наказание

Chapter 5

           Whoknows,verylikelyhethoughthewasdoingagentlemanlything!OfcourseIshouldnothavebelieveditmyselfifI’dbeentoldofitasyouhave,butIbelievemyownears.HeexplainedallthecausesofittoSofyaSemyonovnatoo,butshedidnotbelieveherearsatfirst,yetshebelievedherowneyesatlast.”

           “What...werethecauses?”

           “It’salongstory,AvdotyaRomanovna.Here’s...howshallItellyou?Atheoryofasort,thesameonebywhichIforinstanceconsiderthatasinglemisdeedispermissibleiftheprincipalaimisright,asolitarywrongdoingandhundredsofgooddeeds!It’sgallingtoo,ofcourse,forayoungmanofgiftsandoverweeningpridetoknowthatifhehad,forinstance,apaltrythreethousand,hiswholecareer,hiswholefuturewouldbedifferentlyshapedandyetnottohavethatthreethousand.Addtothat,nervousirritabilityfromhunger,fromlodginginahole,fromrags,fromavividsenseofthecharmofhissocialpositionandhissister’sandmother’spositiontoo.Aboveall,vanity,prideandvanity,thoughgoodnessknowshemayhavegoodqualitiestoo....Iamnotblaminghim,pleasedon’tthinkit;besides,it’snotmybusiness.Aspeciallittletheorycameintooatheoryofasortdividingmankind,yousee,intomaterialandsuperiorpersons,thatispersonstowhomthelawdoesnotapplyowingtotheirsuperiority,whomakelawsfortherestofmankind,thematerial,thatis.It’sallrightasatheory,unethéoriecommeuneautre.

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