"Hush, Alyosha, hush, darling! Icouldkissyourhand, ', there, Iwon't! Fromthisfieldofcorruptionfouledbyflies, let'spasstomytragedy, alsobefouledbyflies, , therereallywassomethingofthesortinmytragedy, thoughitwasonlyonce, ; 'rethefirst, exceptIvan, ofcourse—'satomb."
"Ivan'satomb?"
"Yes."
Alyoshalistenedwithgreatattention.
"Iwaslieutenantinalineregiment, butstillIwasundersupervision, ; , , whowasanoldman, , butIhadpowerfulfriends, and, moreover, allthetownwasonmyside, sohecouldn', whowasreallyaverygoodsort, kind-heartedandhospitable, hadhadtwowives, , whowasofahumblefamily, , andwaslivingwithherfatherandanaunt, hermother'; —fancy, hernamewasAgafyaIvanovna! Andshewasn'tbad-lookingeither, intheRussianstyle: tall, stout, withafullfigure, andbeautifuleyes, , , , notin 'that' way, , , andshewasagirltoo, , 'shousewithasortofvoluntaryhumility, , andofusetoeveryone, , butifanyoneofferedherpayment, shedidn', ofcourse, , entertainedthewholetown, , allthetownwastalkingoftheexpectedreturnofthecolonel'sseconddaughter, agreatbeauty, , andshewasthechildofthesecondwife, whobelongedtoadistinguishedgeneral'sfamily; although, asIlearntongoodauthority, , , buttheyhadcometonothing.
