CHAPTER1INTHESERVANTS' QUARTERS
TheKaramazovs' housewasfarfrombeinginthecenterofthetown, -lookingoldhouseoftwostories, paintedgray, , , butFyodorPavlovitchdidnotaltogetherdislikethem."Onedoesn'tfeelsosolitarywhenone'sleftaloneintheevening," , althoughtherewasakitcheninthehouse; hedidnotlikethesmellofcooking, and, winterandsummeralike, ; therewasroomforfivetimesasmany, : oldGrigory, andhisoldwifeMarfa, , ifoncehehadbeenbroughtbyanyreasons (andtheywereoftenveryillogicalones) , MarfaIgnatyevna, hadobeyedherhusband'swillimplicitlyallherlife, , onceforall, that "thewoman'stalkingnonsense, foreverywomanisdishonest," andthattheyoughtnottoleavetheiroldmaster, whateverhemightbe, for "thatwasnowtheirduty."
"Doyouunderstandwhatdutyis?" heaskedMarfaIgnatyevna.
"Iunderstandwhatdutymeans, GrigoryVassilyevitch, butwhyit'sourdutytostayhereInevershallunderstand," Marfaansweredfirmly.
"Well, don'."
