Raskolnikov\'sthoughtswereinawhirl。Hewasinterribleexasperation。
“Theworstofitistheydon\'tdisguiseit;theydon\'tcaretostandonceremony!Andhowifyoudidn\'tknowmeatall,didyoucometotalktoNikodimFomitchaboutme?Sotheydidn\'tcaretohidethattheyaretrackingmelikeapackofdogs。Theysimplyspitinmyface。“Hewasshakingwithrage。“Come,strikemeopenly,don\'tplaywithmelikeacatwithamouse。It\'shardlycivil,PorfiryPetrovitch,butperhapsIwon\'tallowit!Ishallgetupandthrowthewholetruthinyouruglyfaces,andyou\'llseehowIdespiseyou。“
Hecouldhardlybreathe。“Andwhatifit\'sonlymyfancy?WhatifIammistaken,andthroughinexperienceIgetangryanddon\'tkeepupmynastypart?Perhapsit\'sallunintentional。Alltheirphrasesaretheusualones,butthereissomethingaboutthem……Itallmightbesaid,butthereissomething。Whydidhesaybluntly,\'Withher\'?
WhydidZametovaddthatIspokeartfully?Whydotheyspeakinthattone?Yes,thetone……Razumihinissittinghere,whydoesheseenothing?Thatinnocentblockheadneverdoesseeanything!Feverishagain!DidPorfirywinkatmejustnow?Ofcourseit\'snonsense!
Whatcouldhewinkfor?Aretheytryingtoupsetmynervesoraretheyteasingme?Eitherit\'sillfancyortheyknow!EvenZametovisrude……IsZametovrude?Zametovhaschangedhismind。Iforesawhewouldchangehismind!Heisathomehere,whileit\'smyfirstvisit。Porfirydoesnotconsiderhimavisitor;sitswithhisbacktohim。They\'reasthickasthieves,nodoubt,overme!Notadoubttheyweretalkingaboutmebeforewecame。Dotheyknowabouttheflat?Ifonlythey\'dmakehaste!WhenIsaidthatIranawaytotakeaflatheletitpass……Iputthatincleverlyaboutaflat,itmaybeofuseafterwards……Delirious,indeed……ha-ha-ha!Heknowsallaboutlastnight!Hedidn\'tknowofmymother\'sarrival!Thehaghadwrittenthedateoninpencil!Youarewrong,youwon\'tcatchme!