Theelder'-pasttwelve, butDmitri, onwhoseaccounttheyhadallmetthere, , andwhentheelderenteredthecellagain, .Miüsov, too, wastryingtotakeapart, andapparentlyveryeagerly, , andhisremarksweretreatedwithneglect, .
"HithertoatleastIhavestoodinthefrontranksofallthatisprogressiveinEurope, andherethenewgenerationpositivelyignoresus," hethought.
FyodorPavlovitch, whohadgivenhiswordtositstillandbequiet, hadactuallybeenquietforsometime, buthewatchedhisneighborMiüsovwithanironicallittlesmile, , .
"Whydidn'tyougoawayjustnow, afterthe 'courteouslykissing'? Whydidyouconsenttoremaininsuchunseemlycompany? Itwasbecauseyoufeltinsultedandaggrieved, 'tgotillyou'vedisplayedyourintellecttothem."
"Youagain?...Onthecontrary, I'mjustgoing."
"You'llbethelast, thelastofalltogo!" FyodorPavlovitchdeliveredhimanotherthrust, almostatthemomentofFatherZossima'sreturn.
Thediscussiondieddownforamoment, buttheelder, seatinghimselfinhisformerplace, , whokneweveryexpressionofhisface, , ? Alyoshawatchedhimintently.
"Wearediscussingthisgentleman'smostinterestingarticle," saidFatherIosif, thelibrarian, addressingtheelder, andindicatingIvan."Hebringsforwardmuchthatisnew, , andthescopeofitsjurisdiction."
"I'msorryIhavenotreadyourarticle, butI'veheardofit," saidtheelder, lookingkeenlyandintentlyatIvan.
"Hetakesupamostinterestingposition," continuedtheFatherLibrarian."AsfarasChurchjurisdictionisconcernedheisapparentlyquiteopposedtotheseparationofChurchfromState."
"That'?" FatherZossimaaskedIvan.
