heavenlyboy34
04-28-2009, 12:12 PM
I'm continuing my reading of "The Brothers Karamazov", and came across a most interesting passage. :)
It goes, "It was known, too, that the young person had, epecially of late, been given to what is called "speculation," and that she(Grushenka) had shown marked abilities in that direction, so that many people began to say that she was no better than a Jew. It was not that she lent money on interest, but it was known, for instance, that she had for some time past, in partnership with old Karamazov, actually invested in the purchase of bad debts for a trifle, a tenth of their nominal value, and afterwards had made out of them ten times their value." (from page 180, Part III-ch 3 "An Onion")
Perhaps this book should be on the "must read fiction" list, yes? :D:confused::cool:
It goes, "It was known, too, that the young person had, epecially of late, been given to what is called "speculation," and that she(Grushenka) had shown marked abilities in that direction, so that many people began to say that she was no better than a Jew. It was not that she lent money on interest, but it was known, for instance, that she had for some time past, in partnership with old Karamazov, actually invested in the purchase of bad debts for a trifle, a tenth of their nominal value, and afterwards had made out of them ten times their value." (from page 180, Part III-ch 3 "An Onion")
Perhaps this book should be on the "must read fiction" list, yes? :D:confused::cool: