Преступление и наказание

Chapter 8

           youarenotaNihilistofcourse?Answermeopenly,openly!”

           “N-no...”

           “Believeme,youcanspeakopenlytomeasyouwouldtoyourself!Officialdutyisonethingbut...youarethinkingImeanttosayfriendshipisquiteanother?No,you’rewrong!It’snotfriendship,butthefeelingofamanandacitizen,thefeelingofhumanityandoflovefortheAlmighty.Imaybeanofficial,butIamalwaysboundtofeelmyselfamanandacitizen....YouwereaskingaboutZametov.ZametovwillmakeascandalintheFrenchstyleinahouseofbadreputation,overaglassofchampagne...that’sallyourZametovisgoodfor!WhileI’mperhaps,sotospeak,burningwithdevotionandloftyfeelings,andbesidesIhaverank,consequence,apost!Iammarriedandhavechildren,Ifulfilthedutiesofamanandacitizen,butwhoishe,mayIask?Iappealtoyouasamanennobledbyeducation...Thenthesemidwives,too,havebecomeextraordinarilynumerous.”

           Raskolnikovraisedhiseyebrowsinquiringly.ThewordsofIlyaPetrovitch,whohadobviouslybeendining,wereforthemostpartastreamofemptysoundsforhim.Butsomeofthemheunderstood.Helookedathiminquiringly,notknowinghowitwouldend.

           “Imeanthosecrop-headedwenches,”thetalkativeIlyaPetrovitchcontinued.“Midwivesismynameforthem.Ithinkitaverysatisfactoryone,ha-ha!TheygototheAcademy,studyanatomy.IfIfallill,amItosendforayoungladytotreatme?Whatdoyousay?Ha-ha!”IlyaPetrovitchlaughed,quitepleasedwithhisownwit.

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