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Chapter 2

           Buthewasrestless;heruffleduphishairandfromtimetotimelethisheaddropintohishandsdejectedlyrestinghisraggedelbowsonthestainedandstickytable.AtlasthelookedstraightatRaskolnikov,andsaidloudlyandresolutely:

           “MayIventure,honouredsir,toengageyouinpoliteconversation?Forasmuchas,thoughyourexteriorwouldnotcommandrespect,myexperienceadmonishesmethatyouareamanofeducationandnotaccustomedtodrinking.Ihavealwaysrespectededucationwheninconjunctionwithgenuinesentiments,andIambesidesatitularcounsellorinrank.Marmeladovsuchismyname;titularcounsellor.Imakeboldtoinquirehaveyoubeenintheservice?”

           “No,Iamstudying,”answeredtheyoungman,somewhatsurprisedatthegrandiloquentstyleofthespeakerandalsoatbeingsodirectlyaddressed.Inspiteofthemomentarydesirehehadjustbeenfeelingforcompanyofanysort,onbeingactuallyspokentohefeltimmediatelyhishabitualirritableanduneasyaversionforanystrangerwhoapproachedorattemptedtoapproachhim.

           “Astudentthen,orformerlyastudent,”criedtheclerk.“JustwhatIthought!I’mamanofexperience,immenseexperience,sir,”andhetappedhisforeheadwithhisfingersinself-approval.“You’vebeenastudentorhaveattendedsomelearnedinstitution!...Butallowme....”Hegotup,staggered,tookuphisjugandglass,andsatdownbesidetheyoungman,facinghimalittlesideways.

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