DmitriFyodorovitch, ayoungmanofeightandtwenty, ofmediumheightandagreeablecountenance, , , hischeekswerehollow, , prominent, darkeyeshadanexpressionoffirmdetermination, andyettherewasavaguelookinthem, , hiseyessomehowdidnotfollowhismood, butbetrayedsomethingelse, sometimesquiteincongruouswithwhatwaspassing."It'shardtotellwhathe'sthinking," , , orhadheardof, theextremelyrestlessanddissipatedlifewhichhehadbeenleadingoflate, , "ofanunstableandunbalancedmind," asourjusticeofthepeace, Katchalnikov, happilydescribedhim.
, , , , andglancingatthewholepartywentstraightuptotheelder, , , risinginhischair, , andwithintensefeeling, almostanger, hesaid:
"Besogenerousastoforgivemeforhavingkeptyouwaitingsolong, butSmerdyakov, thevaletsentmebymyfather, inreplytomyinquiries, —"
"Don'tdisturbyourself," interposedtheelder."'sofnoconsequence...." "I'mextremelyobligedtoyou, andexpectednolessfromyourgoodness."
Sayingthis, , turningsuddenlytowardshisfather, madehim, too, , andmadethisbowinallseriousness, thinkingithisdutytoshowhisrespectandgoodintentions.
AlthoughFyodorPavlovitchwastakenunawares, ', , andwithoutawordwalkedtothewindowwithhislong, resolutestride, satdownontheonlyemptychair, nearFatherPa?ssy, and, bendingforward, preparedtolistentotheconversationhehadinterrupted.
Dmitri'sentrancehadtakennomorethantwominutes, andtheconversationwasresumed.ButthistimeMiüsovthoughtitunnecessarytoreplytoFatherPa?ssy'spersistentandalmostirritablequestion.
