IppolitKirillovitchbeganhisspeech, tremblingwithnervousness, withcoldsweatonhisforehead, -d'?uvre, thechef-d'?uvreofhiswholelife, , itistrue, ninemonthslaterofrapidconsumption, sothathehadtheright, asitturnedout, "theeternalquestion" 'sguilt; hewasaccusinghimnotasanofficialdutyonly, andincallingforvengeancehequiveredwithagenuinepassion "forthesecurityofsociety." Eventheladiesintheaudience, thoughtheyremainedhostiletoIppolitKirillovitch, , , healmostfainted.
"Gentlemenofthejury," begantheprosecutor, ", whatistheresopeculiarlyhorrifyinginitforus? Wearesoaccustomedtosuchcrimes! That'swhat'ssohorrible, , , ourlukewarmattitudetosuchdeeds, tosuchsignsofthetimes, ominousofanunenviablefuture? Isitourcynicism, isittheprematureexhaustionofintellectandimaginationinasocietythatissinkingintodecay, inspiteofitsyouth? Isitthatourmoralprinciplesareshatteredtotheirfoundations, orisit, perhaps, acompletelackofsuchprinciplesamongus? Icannotanswersuchquestions; neverthelesstheyaredisturbing, andeverycitizennotonlymust, , forwithoutitweshouldneverhaveheardofthehorrorsofunbridledviolenceandmoraldegradationwhicharecontinuallymadeknownbythepress, notmerelytothosewhoattendthenewjurycourtsestablishedinthepresentreign, ? Ofthingsbesidewhichthepresentcasegrowspale, , nowsogeneralamongusthatitisdifficulttocontendagainstit.
