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Chapter 5

           

           “Theideathatitisnotworthwhilelivingforafewweekstookpossessionofmeamonthago,whenIwastoldthatIhadfourweekstolive,butonlypartiallysoatthattime.Theideaquiteovermasteredmethreedayssince,thateveningatPavlofsk.ThefirsttimethatIfeltreallyimpressedwiththisthoughtwasontheterraceattheprince’s,attheverymomentwhenIhadtakenitintomyheadtomakealasttrialoflife.Iwantedtoseepeopleandtrees(IbelieveIsaidsomyself),Igotexcited,ImaintainedBurdovsky’srights,‘myneighbour!’Idreamtthatoneandallwouldopentheirarms,andembraceme,thattherewouldbeanindescribableexchangeofforgivenessbetweenusall!Inaword,Ibehavedlikeafool,andthen,atthatverysameinstant,Ifeltmy‘lastconviction.’IaskmyselfnowhowIcouldhavewaitedsixmonthsforthatconviction!IknewthatIhadadiseasethatsparesnoone,andIreallyhadnoillusions;butthemoreIrealizedmycondition,themoreIclungtolife;Iwantedtoliveatanyprice.IconfessImightwellhaveresentedthatblind,deaffate,which,withnoapparentreason,seemedtohavedecidedtocrushmelikeafly;butwhydidInotstopatresentment?WhydidIbegintolive,knowingthatitwasnotworthwhiletobegin?WhydidIattempttodowhatIknewtobeanimpossibility?AndyetIcouldnotevenreadabooktotheend;Ihadgivenupreading.Whatisthegoodofreading,whatisthegoodoflearninganything,forjustsixmonths?Thatthoughthasmademethrowasideabookmorethanonce.

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