"Andyouweregoingtheback-way! Oh, gods, Ithankyouforsendinghimbytheback-way, andhecametomelikethegoldenfishtothesillyoldfishermeninthefable! Listen, Alyosha, listen, brother! NowImeantotellyoueverything, 'vetoldalready; 'swhatIneed, ! Iftwopeoplebreakawayfromeverythingonearthandflyoffintotheunknown, oratleastoneofthem, andbeforeflyingofforgoingtoruinhecomestosomeoneelseandsays,'Dothisforme'—somefavorneveraskedbeforethatcouldonlybeaskedonone'sdeathbed—wouldthatotherrefuse, ifhewereafriendorabrother?"
"Iwilldoit, buttellmewhatitis, andmakehaste," saidAlyosha.
"Makehaste! H'm!...Don'tbeinahurry, Alyosha, ', Alyosha, whatapityyoucan'? Asthoughyoudidn'! WhatamIsaying? 'Benoble, Oman!'—whosaysthat?"
, perhaps, indeed, , .
"Alyosha," saidMitya, "you'retheonlyonewhowon'—myconfession—withSchiller'sHymntoJoy, AndieFreude! Idon'tknowGerman, Ionlyknowit''tthinkI'mtalkingnonsensebecauseI'mdrunk.I''sallverywell, butIneedtwobottlestomakemedrunk:
Silenuswithhisrosyphiz
Uponhisstumblingass.
ButI'venotdrunkaquarterofabottle, andI'mnotSilenus.I'mnotSilenus, thoughIamstrong,1forI'; you''tbeuneasy.I'mnotspinningitout.I'mtalkingsense, andI'', howdoesitgo?"
Heraisedhishead, thoughtaminute, andbeganwithenthusiasm:
"Wildandfearfulinhiscavern
Hidthenakedtroglodyte,
Andthehomelessnomadwandered
Layingwastethefertileplain.
Menacingwithspearandarrow
Inthewoodsthehunterstrayed....
Woetoallpoorwretchesstranded
Onthosecruelandhostileshores!
"FromthepeakofhighOlympus
CamethemotherCeresdown,
Seekinginthosesavageregions
