CHAPTER1THEYARRIVEATTHEMONASTERY
Itwasawarm, -pasteleven, , , drawnbytwovaluablehorses, droveupwithMiüsovandadistantrelativeofhis, ayoungmanoftwenty, .Miüsov, withwhomhewasstayingforthetime, -looking, stronglybuilt, , butsometimes, whenhewasalonewithanyone, hebecametalkativeandeffusive, ; 's.
Inanancient, jolting, butroomy, hiredcarriage, withapairofoldpinkish-grayhorses, alongwaybehindMiüsov'scarriage, cameFyodorPavlovitch, , , outsidetheprecincts, , noneofthepartyhadeverseenthemonastery, andMiüsovhadprobablynotevenbeentochurchforthirtyyears.Helookedabouthimwithcuriosity, , exceptthechurchandthedomesticbuildings, thoughthesetoowereordinaryenough, , —, butnoneofthemgavethemanything, exceptyoungKalganov, whotookatencopeckpieceoutofhispurse, and, nervousandembarrassed—Godknowswhy!—hurriedlygaveittoanoldwoman, saying: "Divideitequally." Noneofhiscompanionsmadeanyremarkuponit, sothathehadnoreasontobeembarrassed; but, perceivingthis, hewasevenmoreovercome.
Itwasstrangethattheirarrivaldidnotseemexpected, andthattheywerenotreceivedwithspecialhonor, thoughoneofthemhadrecentlymadeadonationofathousandroubles, whileanotherwasaverywealthyandhighlyculturedlandowner, uponwhomallinthemonasterywereinasensedependent, .
Miüsovlookedabsent-mindedlyatthetombstonesroundthechurch, andwasonthepointofsayingthatthedeadburiedheremusthavepaidaprettypennyfortherightoflyinginthis "holyplace," .
