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- 124 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
too late; and I shan't sleep all night, for I bought it by guess,
without measure. Just right!" he cried triumphantly, fitting
it on, "just your size! A proper head-covering is the first thing
in dress and a recommendation in its own way. Tolstyakov, a
friend of mine, is always obliged to take off his pudding basin
when he goes into any public place where other people wear
their hats or caps. People think he does it from slavish polite-
ness, but it's simply because he is ashamed of his bird's nest; he
is such a bashful fellow! Look, Nastasya, here are two speci-
mens of headgear: this Palmerston" — he took from the corner
Raskolnikov's old, battered hat, which for some unknown rea-
son he called a Palmerston — "or this jewel! Guess the price,
Rodya, what do you suppose I paid for it, Nastasya!" he said,
tvu-ning to her, seeing that Raskolnikov did not speak.
"Twenty copecks, no more, I dare say," answered Nastasya.
"Twenty copecks, silly!" he cried, offended. "Why, nowa-
days you would cost more than that — eighty copecks! And
that only because it has been worn. And it's bought on condi-
tion that when's it's worn out, they will give you another next
year. Yes, on my word! Well, now let us pass to the United
States of America, as they called them at school. I assure you I
am proud of these breeches," and he exhibited to Raskolnikov
a pair of light, summer trousers of grey woollen material. "No
holes, no spots, and quite respectable, although a little worn;
and a waistcoat to match, quite in the fashion. And its being
worn really is an improvement, it's softer, smoother. . . . You
see, Rodya, to my thinking, the great thing for getting on in
the world is always to keep to the seasons; if you don't insist
on having asparagus in January, you keep your money in your
purse! and it's the same with this purchase. It's summer now,
so I've been buying summer things — warmer materials will be
wanted for autumn, so you will have to throw these away in
any case . . . especially as they will be done for by then from
their own lack of coherence if not your higher standard of lux-
ury. Come, price them! What do you say? Two roubles twenty-
five copecks! And remember the condition: if you wear these
out, you will have another suit for nothing! They only do
business on that system at Fedyaev's; if you've bought a thing
once, you are satisfied for life, for you will never go there again
of your own free will. Now for the boots. What do you say?
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