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"As far as I am concerned, batuchka, Rodion Romanovitch, I will tell you something which shall reveal to you my disposition," answered Porphyrius Petrovitch, continuing to fidget about the room, and, as before, avoiding his visitor's gaze. "I live alone, you must know, never go into society, and am, therefore, unknown; add to which, that I am a man on the shady side of forty, somewhat played out.
"As far as I am concerned, batuchka, Rodion Romanovitch, I will tell you something which shall reveal to you my disposition," answered Porphyrius Petrovitch, continuing to fidget about the room, and, as before, avoiding his visitor's gaze. "I live alone, you must know, never go into society, and am, therefore, unknown; add to which, that I am a man on the shady side of forty, somewhat played out.
It was due two days ago." "I will pay you the interest for another month; have a little patience." "I may have patience or I may sell your pledge at once, batuchka, just whichever I like." "What will you give me on this watch, Alena Ivanovna?" "That is a wretched thing, batuchka, worth a mere nothing.
Everyone else has a subject for conversation ladies, for instance, people in society, the upper ten all these sets have some topic or other. It is the thing, but somehow people of the middle-class, like you and I, seem constrained and taciturn. How does that come about, batuchka? Have we no social interests? Or is it, rather, owing to our being too straightforward to mislead one another?
"See here, batuchka: if I take a ten-kopeck piece a month on each ruble, I ought to receive fifteen kopecks on a ruble and a half, the interest being payable in advance. Then, as you ask me to wait another month for the repayment of the two rubles I have already lent you, you owe me twenty kopecks more, which makes a total of five and thirty.
"I did not indeed! although I knew that he had called, and his object in doing so!" replied Raskolnikoff dryly. "Did you really know why?" "I did. And what did you gather from it?" "I gathered from it, batuchka! Rodion Romanovitch, the knowledge of a good many of your doings in fact, I know all! I know what was your mood at the time.
I am fond of laughter. My temperament leads me to dread apoplexy. But, pray, do sit down why remain standing? Do, I must request you, batuchka; otherwise I shall fancy that you are cross." His brows still knit, Raskolnikoff held his tongue, listened, and watched. In the meanwhile he sat down.
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