Chapter 2

           

           Razumihinwakedupnextmorningateighto’clock,troubledandserious.Hefoundhimselfconfrontedwithmanynewandunlooked-forperplexities.Hehadneverexpectedthathewouldeverwakeupfeelinglikethat.Herememberedeverydetailofthepreviousdayandheknewthataperfectlynovelexperiencehadbefallenhim,thathehadreceivedanimpressionunlikeanythinghehadknownbefore.Atthesametimeherecognisedclearlythatthedreamwhichhadfiredhisimaginationwashopelesslyunattainablesounattainablethathefeltpositivelyashamedofit,andhehastenedtopasstotheothermorepracticalcaresanddifficultiesbequeathedhimbythat“thriceaccursedyesterday.”

           Themostawfulrecollectionofthepreviousdaywasthewayhehadshownhimself“baseandmean,”notonlybecausehehadbeendrunk,butbecausehehadtakenadvantageoftheyounggirl’spositiontoabuseherfiancéinhisstupidjealousy,knowingnothingoftheirmutualrelationsandobligationsandnexttonothingofthemanhimself.Andwhatrighthadhetocriticisehiminthathastyandunguardedmanner?Whohadaskedforhisopinion?WasitthinkablethatsuchacreatureasAvdotyaRomanovnawouldbemarryinganunworthymanformoney?Sotheremustbesomethinginhim.Thelodgings?Butafterallhowcouldheknowthecharacterofthelodgings?Hewasfurnishingaflat...

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