"Ifhedidnotkillhim, ofcourse, Iwouldnothaveventuredtotakethemoney, , andIshouldhavetimetotakeitthen, andthenI'dmakeouttoFyodorPavlovitchthatitwasnoonebutDmitriFyodorovitchwhohadtakenthemoneyafterbeatinghim."
"Stop...; youonlytookthemoney?"
"No, hedidn', Imightaswellhavetoldyounowthathewasthemurderer....ButIdon'twanttolietoyounow, because...becauseifyoureallyhaven'tunderstoodtillnow, asIseeformyself, andarenotpretending, soastothrowyourguiltonmetomyveryface, youarestillresponsibleforitall, sinceyouknewofthemurderandchargedmetodoit, , andIamnottherealmurderer, ."
"Why, why, amIamurderer? Oh, God!" Ivancried, unabletorestrainhimselfatlast, andforgettingthathehadputoffdiscussinghimselftilltheendoftheconversation."YoustillmeanthatTchermashnya? Stay, tellme, whydidyouwantmyconsent, ifyoureallytookTchermashnyaforconsent? Howwillyouexplainthatnow?"
"Assuredofyourconsent, Ishouldhaveknownthatyouwouldn'thavemadeanoutcryoverthosethreethousandbeinglost, evenifI'dbeensuspected, insteadofDmitriFyodorovitch, orashisaccomplice; onthecontrary, youwouldhaveprotectedmefromothers....Andwhenyougotyourinheritanceyouwouldhaverewardedmewhenyouwereable, 'dhavereceivedyourinheritancethroughme, seeingthatifhehadmarriedAgrafenaAlexandrovna, youwouldn'thavehadafarthing."
"Ah! Thenyouintendedtoworrymeallmylifeafterwards," snarledIvan."AndwhatifIhadn'tgoneawaythen, buthadinformedagainstyou?"
