Permission You Did Not Mean
In a snowstorm Smerdyakov produces three thousand from his stocking and confesses the sham fit, the Grushenka signal, the blows. Ivan is the rightful murderer, he says, because Ivan taught that all things are lawful. Ivan takes the notes. The devil is already waiting on the sofa.
Key Insight
This is how fast a classroom becomes a crime scene: from table casuistry to a stocking of stolen notes. The man who spoke the idea did not lift the weapon. He still has to carry the cash.
