Karamazov's lieutenant colonel has a very strange morality and sense of honor. He can act illegally and irresponsibly toward the army and the nation in which he is an officer. Yet he expects Trifonov to act in a trustworthy way with respect to him in their criminal dealings. Morality and trust often do not correlate well.

XREF: Connects to themes from Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov about hypocrisy and moral double standards in criminal dealings. SEED: Potential piece on how people impose stricter moral expectations on partners than on themselves, especially in illicit or grey-area arrangements.

Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, loc. 948