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Chapter 25

           

           Lightlyswayingontheflexiblespringsofhiscarriageandnolongerhearingtheterriblesoundsofthecrowd,Rostopchíngrewphysicallycalmand,asalwayshappens,assoonashebecamephysicallytranquilhisminddevisedreasonswhyheshouldbementallytranquiltoo.ThethoughtwhichtranquillizedRostopchínwasnotanewone.Sincetheworldbeganandmenhavekilledoneanothernoonehasevercommittedsuchacrimeagainsthisfellowmanwithoutcomfortinghimselfwiththissameidea.Thisideaislebienpublic,thehypotheticalwelfareofotherpeople.

           Toamannotswayedbypassionthatwelfareisnevercertain,buthewhocommitssuchacrimealwaysknowsjustwherethatwelfarelies.AndRostopchínnowknewit.

           Notonlydidhisreasonnotreproachhimforwhathehaddone,butheevenfoundcauseforself-satisfactioninhavingsosuccessfullycontrivedtoavailhimselfofaconvenientopportunitytopunishacriminalandatthesametimepacifythemob.

           “Vereshcháginwastriedandcondemnedtodeath,”thoughtRostopchín(thoughtheSenatehadonlycondemnedVereshchágintohardlabor),“hewasatraitorandaspy.IcouldnotlethimgounpunishedandsoIhavekilledtwobirdswithonestone:toappeasethemobIgavethemavictimandatthesametimepunishedamiscreant.”

           Havingreachedhiscountryhouseandbeguntogiveordersaboutdomesticarrangements,thecountgrewquitetranquil.

           HalfanhourlaterhewasdrivingwithhisfasthorsesacrosstheSokólnikifield,nolongerthinkingofwhathadoccurredbutconsideringwhatwastocome.

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