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Chapter 2

           WhatamItotellyou?IhaveknownRodionforayearandahalf;heismorose,gloomy,proudandhaughty,andoflateandperhapsforalongtimebeforehehasbeensuspiciousandfanciful.Hehasanoblenatureandakindheart.Hedoesnotlikeshowinghisfeelingsandwouldratherdoacruelthingthanopenhisheartfreely.Sometimes,though,heisnotatallmorbid,butsimplycoldandinhumanlycallous;it’sasthoughhewerealternatingbetweentwocharacters.Sometimesheisfearfullyreserved!Hesaysheissobusythateverythingisahindrance,andyetheliesinbeddoingnothing.Hedoesn’tjeeratthings,notbecausehehasn’tthewit,butasthoughhehadn’ttimetowasteonsuchtrifles.Heneverlistenstowhatissaidtohim.Heisneverinterestedinwhatinterestsotherpeopleatanygivenmoment.Hethinksveryhighlyofhimselfandperhapsheisright.Well,whatmore?Ithinkyourarrivalwillhaveamostbeneficialinfluenceuponhim.”

           “Godgrantitmay,”criedPulcheriaAlexandrovna,distressedbyRazumihin’saccountofherRodya.

           AndRazumihinventuredtolookmoreboldlyatAvdotyaRomanovnaatlast.Heglancedatheroftenwhilehewastalking,butonlyforamomentandlookedawayagainatonce.AvdotyaRomanovnasatatthetable,listeningattentively,thengotupagainandbeganwalkingtoandfrowithherarmsfoldedandherlipscompressed,occasionallyputtinginaquestion,withoutstoppingherwalk.Shehadthesamehabitofnotlisteningtowhatwassaid.

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