“Goodbye, Rodion. There was a time, brother, when I.⁠ ⁠… Never mind, goodbye. You see, there was a time.⁠ ⁠… Well, goodbye! I must be off too. I am not going to drink. There’s no need now.⁠ ⁠… That’s all stuff!”

He hurried out; but when he had almost closed the door behind him, he suddenly opened it again, and said, looking away: