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from his stolen glances�察�he was a man no longer young�察�stout�察�with a
full�察�fair�察�almost whitish beard。
Ten minutes passed。 It was still light�察�but beginning to get dusk。
There was complete stillness in the room。 Not a sound came from the
stairs。 Only a big fly buzzed and fluttered against the window pane。
It was unbearable at last。 Raskolnikov suddenly got up and sat on
the sofa。
;Come�察�tell me what you want。;
;I knew you were not asleep�察�but only pretending�察─�the stranger
answered oddly�察�laughing calmly。 ;Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigailov�察 �
allow me to introduce myself。。。。;
PART FOUR
Chapter One
;CAN this be still a dream�拭─�Raskolnikov thought once more。
He looked carefully and suspiciously at the unexpected visitor。
;Svidrigailov� �What nonsense� �It can't be� ─�he said at last aloud in
bewilderment。
His visitor did not seem at all surprised at this exclamation。
;I've come to you for two reasons。 In the first place�察�I wanted to
make your personal acquaintance�察�as I have already heard a great
deal about you that is interesting and flattering�察�secondly�察�I cherish
the hope that you may not refuse to assist me in a matter directly
concerning the welfare of your sister�察�Avdotya Romanovna。 For
without your support she might not let me come near her now�察�for she
is prejudiced against me�察�but with your assistance I reckon on。。。;
;You reckon wrongly�察─�interrupted Raskolnikov。
;They only arrived yesterday�察�may I ask you�拭─ �
Raskolnikov made no reply。
;It was yesterday�察�I know。 I only arrived myself the day before。
Well�察�let me tell you this�察�Rodion Romanovitch�察�I don't consider it
necessary to justify myself�察�but kindly tell me what was there
particularly criminal on my part in all this business�察�speaking
without prejudice�察�with common sense�拭─ �
Raskolnikov continued to look at him in silence。
;That in my own house I persecuted a defenceless girl and
'insulted her with my infamous proposals'´ is that it�拭。�I am
anticipating you。�� But you've only to assume that I�察�too�察�am a man
et nihil humanum。。。 in a word�察�that I am capable of being attracted
and falling in love ��which does not depend on our will���察�then
everything can be explained in the most natural manner。 The question
is�察�am I a monster�察�or am I myself a victim�拭�And what if I am a
victim�拭�In proposing to the object of my passion to elope with me to
America or Switzerland�察�I may have cherished the deepest respect for
her�察�and may have thought that I was promoting our mutual happiness� �
Reason is the slave of passion�察�you know�察�why�察�probably�察�I was doing
more harm to myself than any one� ─ �
;But that's not the point�察─�Raskolnikov interrupted with disgust。
;It's simply that whether you are right or wrong�察�we dislike you。 We
don't want to have anything to do with you。 We show you the door。 Go
out� ─ �
Svidrigailov broke into a sudden laugh。
;But you're。。。 but there's no getting round you�察─�he said�察 �
laughing in the frankest way。 ;I hoped to get round you�察�but you
took up the right line at once� ─ �
;But you are trying to get round me still� ─ �
;What of it�拭�What of it�拭─�cried Svidrigailov�察�laughing openly。
;But this is what the French call bonne guerre�察�and the most
innocent form of deception� �。。 But still you have interrupted me�察 �
one way or another�察�I repeat again�此�there would never have been any
unpleasantness except for what happened in the garden。 Marfa
Petrovna。。。;
;You have got rid of Marfa Petrovna�察�too�察�so they say�拭─ �
Raskolnikov interrupted rudely。
;Oh�察�you've heard that�察�too�察�then�拭�You'd be sure to�察�though。。。。
But as for your question�察�I really don't know what to say�察�though my
own conscience is quite at rest on that score。 Don't suppose that I am
in any apprehension about it。 All was regular and in order�察�the
medical inquiry diagnosed apoplexy due to bathing immediately after
a heavy dinner and a bottle of wine�察�and indeed it could have proved
nothing else。 But I'll tell you what I have been thinking to myself of
late�察�on my way here in the train�察�especially�此�didn't I contribute
to all that。。。 calamity�察�morally�察�in a way�察�by irritation or something
of the sort。 But I came to the conclusion that that�察�too�察�was quite
out of the question。;
Raskolnikov laughed。
;I wonder you trouble yourself about it� ─ �
;But what are you laughing at�拭�Only consider�察�I struck her just
twice with a switch´ there were no marks even。。。 don't regard me as
a cynic�察�please�察�I am perfectly aware how atrocious it was of me and
all that�察�but I know for certain�察�too�察�that Marfa Petrovna was very
likely pleased at my�察�so to say�察�warmth。 The story of your sister
had been wrung out to the last drop�察�for the last three days Marfa
Petrovna had been forced to sit at home�察�she had nothing to show
herself with in the town。 Besides�察�she had bored them so with that
letter ��you heard about her reading the letter��。 And all of a sudden
those two switches fell from heaven� �Her first act was to order the
carriage to be got out。。。。 Not to speak of the fact that there are
cases when women are very�察�very glad to be insulted in spite of all
their show of indignation。 There are instances of it with every one�察 �
human beings in general�察�indeed�察�greatly love to be insulted�察�have you
noticed that�拭�But it's particularly so with women。 One might even
say it's their only amusement。;
At one time Raskolnikov thought of getting up and walking out and so
finishing the interview。 But some curiosity and even a sort of
prudence made him linger for a moment。
;You are fond of fighting�拭─�he asked carelessly。
;No�察�not very�察─�Svidrigailov answered�察�calmly。 ;And Marfa Petrovna
and I scarcely ever fought。 We lived very harmoniously�察�and she was
always pleased with me。 I only used the whip twice in all our seven
years ��not counting a third occasion of a very ambiguous character��。
The first time�察�two months after our marriage�察�immediately after we
arrived in the country�察�and the last time was that of which we are
speaking。 Did you suppose I was such a monster�察�such a reactionary�察 �
such a slave driver�拭�Ha�察�ha� �By the way�察�do you remember�察�Rodion
Romanovitch�察�how a few years ago�察�in those days of beneficent
publicity�察�a nobleman�察�I've forgotten his name�察�was put to shame
everywhere�察�in all the papers�察�for having thrashed a German woman in
the railway train。 You remember�拭�It was in those days�察�that very
year I believe�察�the 'disgraceful action of the Age' took place ��you
know�察�'The Egyptian Nights��' that public reading�察�you remember�拭�The
dark eyes�察�you know� �Ah�察�the golden days of our youth�察�where are
they�殖�。 Well�察�as for the gentleman who thrashed the German�察�I feel
no sympathy with him�察�because after all what need is there for
sympathy�拭�But I must say that there are sometimes such provoking
'Germans' that I don't believe there is a progressive who could
quite answer for himself。 No one looked at the subject from that point
of view then�察�but that's the truly humane point of view�察�I assure
you。;
After saying this�察�Svidrigailov broke into a sudden laugh again。
Raskolnikov saw clearly that this was a man with a firm purpose in his
mind and able to keep it to himself。
;I expect you've not talked to any one for some days�拭─�he asked。
;Scarcely any one。 I suppose you are wondering at my being such an
adaptable man�拭─ �
;No�察�I am only wondering at your being too adaptable a man。;
;Because I am not offended at the rudeness of your questions�拭�Is
that it�拭�But why take offence�拭�As you asked�察�so I answered�察─�he
replied�察�with a surprising expression of simplicity。 ;You know�察 �
there's hardly anything I take interest in�察─�he went on�察�as it were
dreamily�察 �especially now�察�I've nothing to do。。。。 You are quite at
liberty to imagine though that I am mak