; hisnosewasconsiderablyswollen, andontheleftsideofhisforeheadtherewasaratherlargecrimsonbruise.
"WhatdoesIvansay? Alyosha, mydear, myonlyson, I'mafraidofIvan.I''retheonlyoneI'mnotafraidof...."
"Don', buthe'lldefendyou."
"Alyosha, andwhatoftheother? He', tellmethetruth, wassheherejustnowornot?"
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"YouknowMityawantstomarryher, tomarryher." "Shewon'tmarryhim."
"Shewon''''tonanyaccount!"
Theoldmanfairlyflutteredwithjoy, '.
"ThatimageoftheMotherofGodofwhichIwastellingyoujustnow," hesaid."'llletyougobacktothemonastery....Iwasjokingthismorning, don', Alyosha....Alyosha, !"
"You'restillaskingwhethershehasbeenhereornot?" Alyoshasaidsorrowfully.
"No, no, .I'lltellyouwhatitis: yougotoGrushenkayourself, orseehersomehow; makehasteandaskher; seeforyourself, whichshemeanstochoose, ? What? Canyou?"
"IfIseeherI'llaskher," Alyoshamuttered, embarrassed.
"No, shewon'ttellyou," theoldmaninterrupted, "she''llbeginkissingyouandsaythatit''sadeceitful, 'tgotoher, youmustn't!"
"No, father, anditwouldn'tbesuitable, itwouldn'tberightatall."
"Wherewashesendingyoujustnow? Heshouted 'Go' asheranaway."
"ToKaterinaIvanovna."
"Formoney? Toaskherformoney?"
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"He'snomoney; notafarthing.I'llsettledownforthenight, andthinkthingsover, 'llmeether....?"
"Yes."
"Whenyoucome, pretendyou'''tsayawordtoIvan."
"Verywell."
"Good-by, , .I'veawordtosaytoyoutomorrow—butImustthinkaboutit."
"Andhowdoyoufeelnow?"
"Ishallgetupto-morrowandgoout, perfectlywell, perfectlywell!"
, wasconscious, andhadlethimgobacktosleepatthemonastery.
