Chapter 4

           

           “Youknowperhapsyes,Itoldyoumyself,”beganSvidrigaïlov,“thatIwasinthedebtors’prisonhere,foranimmensesum,andhadnotanyexpectationofbeingabletopayit.There’snoneedtogointoparticularshowMarfaPetrovnaboughtmeout;doyouknowtowhatapointofinsanityawomancansometimeslove?Shewasanhonestwoman,andverysensible,althoughcompletelyuneducated.Wouldyoubelievethatthishonestandjealouswoman,aftermanyscenesofhystericsandreproaches,condescendedtoenterintoakindofcontractwithmewhichshekeptthroughoutourmarriedlife?ShewasconsiderablyolderthanI,andbesides,shealwayskeptacloveorsomethinginhermouth.Therewassomuchswinishnessinmysoulandhonestytoo,ofasort,astotellherstraightoutthatIcouldn’tbeabsolutelyfaithfultoher.Thisconfessiondrovehertofrenzy,butyetsheseemsinawaytohavelikedmybrutalfrankness.ShethoughtitshowedIwasunwillingtodeceiveherifIwarnedherlikethisbeforehandandforajealouswoman,youknow,that’sthefirstconsideration.

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