Synthesis

Discuss the information revealed in the quotation spoken by Porfiry Petrovich, "It was too daring, too reckless. I thought to myself, if he is guilty he will be a formidable opponent. That was what I thought at the time. I was expecting you. But you simply bowled Zametov over and . . . well, you see, it all lies in this--that this damnable psychology can be taken two ways" (447 Gold; 418 Black).