“What next? You ask me why it interests me!⁠ ⁠… Well, I heard it from Porfiry, among others⁠ ⁠… It was from him I heard almost all about it.”

“From Porfiry?”

“From Porfiry.”

“What⁠ ⁠… what did he say?” Raskolnikov asked in dismay.

“He gave me a capital explanation of it. Psychologically, after his fashion.”

“He explained it? Explained it himself?”

“Yes, yes; goodbye. I’ll tell you all about it another time, but now I’m busy. There was a time when I fancied⁠ ⁠… But no matter, another time!⁠ ⁠… What need is there for me to drink now? You have made me drunk without wine. I am drunk, Rodya! Goodbye, I’m going. I’ll come again very soon.”

He went out.