"Don'tscoldhim, Grigory, don'tscoldhim," FyodorPavlovitchcuthimshort.
"Youshouldwait, GrigoryVassilyevitch, ifonlyashorttime, andlisten, forIhaven', atthatsamehighestmoment, Ibecomeexactlylikeaheathen, 'tthatso?"
"Makehasteandfinish, myboy," FyodorPavlovitchurgedhim, sippingfromhiswine-glasswithrelish.
"AndifI'veceasedtobeaChristian, thenItoldnolietotheenemywhentheyaskedwhetherIwasaChristianornotaChristian, seeingIhadalreadybeenrelievedbyGodHimselfofmyChristianitybyreasonofthethoughtalone, , inwhatmannerandwithwhatsortofjusticecanIbeheldresponsibleasaChristianintheotherworldforhavingdeniedChrist, when, throughtheverythoughtalone, beforedenyingHimIhadbeenrelievedfrommychristening? IfI'mnolongeraChristian, thenIcan'trenounceChrist, forI', GrigoryVassilyevitch, eveninheaven, fornothavingbeenbornaChristian? Andwhowouldpunishhimforthat, consideringthatyoucan'ttaketwoskinsoffoneox? ForGodAlmightyHimself, evenifHedidmaketheTatarresponsible, whenhedieswouldgivehimthesmallestpossiblepunishment, Iimagine (sincehemustbepunished), judgingthatheisnottoblameifhehascomeintotheworldanuncleanheathen, 'tsurelytakeaTatarandsayhewasaChristian? , eveninoneword?"
Grigorywasthunderstruckandlookedattheorator, , hehadcaughtsomethinginthisrigmarole, andstood, .
