Преступление и наказание

Chapter 2

           Atfirsthewasafraidthatshewouldworryhimaboutreligion,wouldtalkaboutthegospelandpesterhimwithbooks.ButtohisgreatsurpriseshehadnotonceapproachedthesubjectandhadnotevenofferedhimtheTestament.Hehadaskedherforithimselfnotlongbeforehisillnessandshebroughthimthebookwithoutaword.Tillnowhehadnotopenedit.

           Hedidnotopenitnow,butonethoughtpassedthroughhismind:“Canherconvictionsnotbeminenow?Herfeelings,heraspirationsatleast....”

           Shetoohadbeengreatlyagitatedthatday,andatnightshewastakenillagain.Butshewassohappy—andsounexpectedlyhappy—thatshewasalmostfrightenedofherhappiness.Sevenyears,onlysevenyears!Atthebeginningoftheirhappinessatsomemomentstheywerebothreadytolookonthosesevenyearsasthoughtheyweresevendays.Hedidnotknowthatthenewlifewouldnotbegivenhimfornothing,thathewouldhavetopaydearlyforit,thatitwouldcosthimgreatstriving,greatsuffering.

           Butthatisthebeginningofanewstory—thestoryofthegradualrenewalofaman,thestoryofhisgradualregeneration,ofhispassingfromoneworldintoanother,ofhisinitiationintoanewunknownlife.Thatmightbethesubjectofanewstory,butourpresentstoryisended.

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