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Chapter 3

           “Noholes,nospots,andquiterespectable,althoughalittleworn;andawaistcoattomatch,quiteinthefashion.Anditsbeingwornreallyisanimprovement,it’ssofter,smoother....Yousee,Rodya,tomythinking,thegreatthingforgettingonintheworldisalwaystokeeptotheseasons;ifyoudon’tinsistonhavingasparagusinJanuary,youkeepyourmoneyinyourpurse;andit’sthesamewiththispurchase.It’ssummernow,soI’vebeenbuyingsummerthingswarmermaterialswillbewantedforautumn,soyouwillhavetothrowtheseawayinanycase...especiallyastheywillbedoneforbythenfromtheirownlackofcoherenceifnotyourhigherstandardofluxury.Come,pricethem!Whatdoyousay?Tworoublestwenty-fivecopecks!Andrememberthecondition:ifyouweartheseout,youwillhaveanothersuitfornothing!TheyonlydobusinessonthatsystematFedyaev’s;ifyou’veboughtathingonce,youaresatisfiedforlife,foryouwillnevergothereagainofyourownfreewill.Nowfortheboots.Whatdoyousay?Youseethattheyareabitworn,butthey’lllastacoupleofmonths,forit’sforeignworkandforeignleather;thesecretaryoftheEnglishEmbassysoldthemlastweekhehadonlywornthemsixdays,buthewasveryshortofcash.Pricearoubleandahalf.Abargain?”

           “Butperhapstheywon’tfit,”observedNastasya.

           “Notfit?Justlook!”andhepulledoutofhispocketRaskolnikov’sold,brokenboot,stifflycoatedwithdrymud.“Ididnotgoempty-handedtheytookthesizefromthismonster.

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