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Chapter 8

           “It’sanimmoderatezealforeducation,butonceyou’reeducated,that’senough.Whyabuseit?Whyinsulthonourablepeople,asthatscoundrelZametovdoes?Whydidheinsultme,Iaskyou?Lookatthesesuicides,too,howcommontheyare,youcan’tfancy!Peoplespendtheirlasthalfpennyandkillthemselves,boysandgirlsandoldpeople.Onlythismorningweheardaboutagentlemanwhohadjustcometotown.NilPavlitch,Isay,whatwasthenameofthatgentlemanwhoshothimself?”

           “Svidrigaïlov,”someoneansweredfromtheotherroomwithdrowsylistlessness.

           Raskolnikovstarted.

           “Svidrigaïlov!Svidrigaïlovhasshothimself!”hecried.

           “What,doyouknowSvidrigaïlov?”

           “Yes...Iknewhim....Hehadn’tbeenherelong.”

           “Yes,that’sso.Hehadlosthiswife,wasamanofrecklesshabitsandallofasuddenshothimself,andinsuchashockingway....Heleftinhisnotebookafewwords:thathediesinfullpossessionofhisfacultiesandthatnooneistoblameforhisdeath.Hehadmoney,theysay.Howdidyoucometoknowhim?”

           “I...wasacquainted...mysisterwasgovernessinhisfamily.”

           “Bah-bah-bah!Thennodoubtyoucantellussomethingabouthim.Youhadnosuspicion?”

           “Isawhimyesterday...he...wasdrinkingwine;Iknewnothing.”

           Raskolnikovfeltasthoughsomethinghadfallenonhimandwasstiflinghim.

           “You’veturnedpaleagain.It’ssostuffyhere...”

           “Yes,Imustgo,”mutteredRaskolnikov.“Excusemytroublingyou....”

           “Oh,notatall,asoftenasyoulike.

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