"Noonebutyouandone 'jade' Ihavefalleninlovewith, '! 'llsitbesideyouandlookatyou, 'llgoontalking, , youknow, I'dbetterspeakquietly, forhere—here—; astheysay,'thestorywillbecontinued.' WhyhaveIbeenlongingforyou? WhyhaveIbeenthirstingforyouallthesedays, andjustnow? (It'sfivedayssinceI'vecastanchorhere.) Becauseit'sonlytoyouIcantelleverything; becauseImust, becauseIneedyou, becausetomorrowIshallflyfromtheclouds, , haveyoueverdreamtoffallingdownaprecipiceintoapit? That'sjusthowI'mfalling, 'mnotafraid, anddon', Iamafraid, 'snotenjoymentthough, , whateveritis! Astrongspirit, aweakspirit, awomanishspirit—whateveritis! Letuspraisenature: youseewhatsunshine, howcleartheskyis, theleavesareallgreen, it'sstillsummer; fouro'clockintheafternoonandthestillness! Wherewereyougoing?"
"Iwasgoingtofather's, butImeanttogotoKaterinaIvanovna'sfirst."
"Toher, andtofather! Oo! whatacoincidence! WhywasIwaitingforyou? Hungeringandthirstingforyouineverycrannyofmysoulandeveninmyribs? Why, tosendyoutofatherandtoher, KaterinaIvanovna, , ."
"Didyoureallymeantosendme?" criedAlyoshawithadistressedexpression.
"Stay! Youknewit! , 'tbesorry, anddon'tcry."
Dmitristoodup, thoughtamoment, andputhisfingertohisforehead.
"She'saskedyou, writtentoyoualetterorsomething, that'swhyyou'regoingtoher? Youwouldn'tbegoingexceptforthat?"
"Hereishernote." .
