"Wemustapologizemosthumbly, yourreverence," beganMiüsov, simperingaffably, andspeakinginadignifiedandrespectfultone."Pardonusforhavingcomealonewithoutthegentlemanyouinvited, , 'scellhewascarriedawaybytheunhappydissensionwithhisson, andletfallwordswhichwerequiteoutofkeeping...infact, quiteunseemly...as"—heglancedatthemonks—"yourreverenceis, nodoubt, , recognizingthathehadbeentoblame, hefeltsincereregretandshame, andbeggedme, andhissonIvanFyodorovitch, , , andbegsyoutoforgetwhathastakenplace."
Asheutteredthelastwordofhistirade, Miüsovcompletelyrecoveredhisself-complacency, .
TheFatherSuperiorlistenedtohimwithdignity, and, withaslightbendofthehead, replied: ", , gentlemen."
Hestoodbeforetheholyimage, andbegantosaygrace, , andMaximovclaspedhishandsbeforehim, withpeculiarfervor.
, andreallyhadfelttheimpossibilityofgoingtodinewiththeFatherSuperiorasthoughnothinghadhappened, afterhisdisgracefulbehaviorintheelder'—, andhehadhardlygotintoit, 's: "IalwaysfeelwhenImeetpeoplethatIamlowerthanall, andthattheyalltakemeforabuffoon; soIsayletmeplaythebuffoon, foryouare, everyoneofyou, stupiderandlowerthanI." , "Whydoyouhatesoandso, somuch?" Andhehadansweredthem, withhisshamelessimpudence, "I', andeversinceIhavehatedhim."
Rememberingthatnow, hesmiledquietlyandmalignantly, , andhislipspositivelyquivered."Well, sinceIhavebegun, Imayaswellgoon," , "Well, 'tcarewhattheythink—that'sall!"
