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Chapter 2

           Hewasdrunk,butspokefluentlyandboldly,onlyoccasionallylosingthethreadofhissentencesanddrawlinghiswords.HepounceduponRaskolnikovasgreedilyasthoughhetoohadnotspokentoasoulforamonth.

           “Honouredsir,”hebeganalmostwithsolemnity,“povertyisnotavice,that’satruesaying.YetIknowtoothatdrunkennessisnotavirtue,andthatthat’seventruer.Butbeggary,honouredsir,beggaryisavice.Inpovertyyoumaystillretainyourinnatenobilityofsoul,butinbeggarynevernoone.Forbeggaryamanisnotchasedoutofhumansocietywithastick,heissweptoutwithabroom,soastomakeitashumiliatingaspossible;andquiteright,too,forasmuchasinbeggaryIamreadytobethefirsttohumiliatemyself.Hencethepot-house!Honouredsir,amonthagoMr.Lebeziatnikovgavemywifeabeating,andmywifeisaverydifferentmatterfromme!Doyouunderstand?Allowmetoaskyouanotherquestionoutofsimplecuriosity:haveyoueverspentanightonahaybarge,ontheNeva?”

           “No,Ihavenothappenedto,”answeredRaskolnikov.“Whatdoyoumean?”

           “Well,I’vejustcomefromoneandit’sthefifthnightI’vesleptso....”Hefilledhisglass,emptieditandpaused.Bitsofhaywereinfactclingingtohisclothesandstickingtohishair.Itseemedquiteprobablethathehadnotundressedorwashedforthelastfivedays.Hishands,particularly,werefilthy.Theywerefatandred,withblacknails.

           Hisconversationseemedtoexciteageneralthoughlanguidinterest.

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