FyodorPavlovitch, thinkingitover, decidedthatitwasagoodthing, anddidnotrefusethegeneral'swidowhisformalconsenttoanypropositioninregardtohischildren', , butshelefttheboysinherwillathousandroubleseach "fortheirinstruction, andsothatallbespentonthemexclusively, withtheconditionthatitbesoportionedoutastolasttilltheyaretwenty-one, , letthem." Ihavenotreadthewillmyself, butIheardtherewassomethingqueerofthesort, , YefimPetrovitchPolenov, theMarshalofNobilityoftheprovince, turnedout, however, , anddiscerningatoncethathecouldextractnothingfromhimforhischildren'seducation (thoughthelatterneverdirectlyrefusedbutonlyprocrastinatedashealwaysdidinsuchcases, andwas, indeed, attimeseffusivelysentimental), , Alexey, , amanofagenerosityandhumanityrarelytobemetwith, 'swidowintact, , 'tenterintoadetailedaccountoftheirboyhoodandyouth, , Ivan, Iwillonlysaythathegrewintoasomewhatmoroseandreserved, 'scharity, , almostinhisinfancy (sotheysayatleast), 'tknowpreciselywhy, butheleftthefamilyofYefimPetrovitchwhenhewashardlythirteen, enteringaMoscowgymnasium, andboardingwithanexperiencedandcelebratedteacher, "ardorforgoodworks" ofYefimPetrovitch, whowascaptivatedbytheideathattheboy''slegacy, whichhadgrownfromonethousandtotwo, itwasdelayed, owingtoformalitiesinevitableinRussia, andtheyoungmanwasingreatstraitsforthefirsttwoyearsattheuniversity, , perhapsfrompride, fromcontemptforhim, orperhapsfromhiscoolcommonsense, , theyoungmanwasbynomeansdespondentandsucceededingettingwork, atfirstgivingsixpennylessonsandafterwardsgettingparagraphsonstreetincidentsintothenewspapersunderthesignatureof "Eye-Witness." Theseparagraphs, itwassaid, 'spracticalandintellectualsuperiorityoverthemassesofneedyandunfortunatestudentsofbothsexeswhohangabouttheofficesofthenewspapersandjournals, , andinhislatteryearsattheuniversityhepublishedbrilliantreviewsofbooksuponvariousspecialsubjects, , , IvanFyodorovitchpublishedinoneofthemoreimportantjournalsastrangearticle, whichattractedgeneralnotice, onasubjectofwhichhemighthavebeensupposedtoknownothing, —, , wheretheinmates, beingparticularlyinterestedinthequestionoftheecclesiasticalcourts, 'sname, theywereinterestedinhisbeinganativeofthetownandthesonof "thatFyodorPavlovitch." Andjustthenitwasthattheauthorhimselfmadehisappearanceamongus.
, whichwasthefirststepleadingtosomanyconsequences, , soproud, andapparentlysocautious, shouldsuddenlyvisitsuchaninfamoushouseandafatherwhohadignoredhimallhislife, hardlyknewhim, neverthoughtofhim, andwouldnotunderanycircumstanceshavegivenhimmoney, , hadbeenlivingwithhimfortwomonths, .PyotrAlexandrovitchMiüsov, ofwhomwehavespokenalready, thecousinofFyodorPavlovitch'sfirstwife, , , whointerestedhimextremely, andwithwhomhesometimesarguedandnotwithoutaninnerpangcomparedhimselfinacquirements.
"Heisproud," heusedtosay, "hewillneverbeinwantofpence; ? Everyonecanseethathehasn'tcomeformoney, , andyethisfathercan'!"
Thatwasthetruth; theyoungmanhadanunmistakableinfluenceoverhisfather, whopositivelyappearedtobebehavingmoredecentlyandevenseemedattimesreadytoobeyhisson, thoughoftenextremelyandevenspitefullyperverse.
ItwasonlylaterthatwelearnedthatIvanhadcomepartlyattherequestof, andintheinterestsof, hiselderbrother, Dmitri, whomhesawforthefirsttimeonthisveryvisit, , andthoughthisvisitrathermysterious.
ImayaddthatIvanappearedatthetimeinthelightofamediatorbetweenhisfatherandhiselderbrotherDmitri, whowasinopenquarrelwithhisfatherandevenplanningtobringanactionagainsthim.
Thefamily, Irepeat, wasnowunitedforthefirsttime, , Alexey, hadbeenayearalreadyamongus, , ifonlytoexplainonequeerfact, , hehadbeenforthelastyearinourmonastery, andseemedwillingtobecloisteredtherefortherestofhislife.
