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- 278 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
respect, some trouble and iinpleasantness, and so, sincerely re-
getting it, I want — not to compensate, not to repay her for the
unpleasantness, but simply to do something to her advantage,
to show that I am not, after all, privileged to do nothing but
harm. If there were a millionth fraction of self interest in my
offer, I should not have made it so openly; and I should not have
offered her ten thousand only, when five weeks ago I offered her
more. Besides, I may, perhaps, very soon marry a young lady,
and that alone ought to prevent suspicion of any design on
Avdotya Romanovna. In conclusion, let me say that in marry-
ing Mr. Luzhin, she is taking money just the same, only from
another man. Don't be angry, Rodion Romanovitch, think it
over coolly and quietly."
Svidrigailov himself was exceedingly cool and quiet as he
was saying this.
"I beg you to say no more," said Raskolnikov. "In any case
this is unpardonable impertinence."
"Not in the least. Then a man may do nothing but harm
to his neighbour in this world, and is prevented from doing
the tiniest bit of good by trivial conventional formalities. That's
absurd. If I died, for instance, and left that sum to your sister
in my will, surely she wouldn't refuse it?"
"Very hkely she would."
"Oh, no, indeed. However, if you refuse it, so be it, though
ten thousand roubles is a capital thing to have on occasion. In
any case I beg to repeat what I have said to Avdotya Ro-
manovna."
"No, I won't."
"In that case, Rodion Romanovitch, I shall be obliged to try
and see her myself and worry her by doing so."
"And if I do tell her, will you not try to see her?"
"I don't know really what to say. I should like very much
to see her once more."
"Don't hope for it."
"I'm sorry. But you don't know me. Perhaps we may become
better friends."
"You think we may become friends."
"And why not?" Svidrigailov said, smiling. He stood up and
took his hat. "I didn't qvtite intend to distiirb you and I came
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