stifling
atmosphere,
a crowd of
people,
the talk
about the
murder of
a person
where he
had been
just
before,
and all
that on an
empty
stomach—he
might well
have a
fainting
fit! And
that, that
is what
they found
it all on!
Damn them!
I
understand
how
annoying
it is, but
in your
place,
Rodya, I
would
laugh at
them, or
better
still,
spit in
their ugly
faces, and
spit a
dozen
times in
all
directions.
I’d hit
out in all
directions,
neatly
