"I'; , forIassureyou, uptothelastminute, ...anditcouldnothavebeenotherwiseinhisposition....Tobeginwith, , butnotsomuch; ifhehadnotshownit; ifhehadbegunaffectingscruplesanddifficulties, asotherpeopledowhentheytakemoney, , , Lise, heisagoodandtruthfulman—that', hisvoicewassoweak, sobroken, hetalkedsofast, sofast, hekeptlaughingsuchalaugh, orperhapshewascrying—yes, Iamsurehewascrying, hewassodelighted—andhetalkedabouthisdaughters—andaboutthesituationhecouldgetinanothertown....Andwhenhehadpouredouthisheart, , , butassoonashesawthemoneyhehadbegunembracingme; , andthenImadethatblunder, , wewouldgiveittohim, and, indeed, , hethought, didIputmyselfforwardtohelphim? Youknow, Lise, it'sawfullyhardforamanwhohasbeeninjured, whenotherpeoplelookathimasthoughtheywerehisbenefactors....I'veheardthat; 'tknowhowtoputit, , , uptotheverylastminute, thathewouldtrampleonthenotes, hehadakindofpresentimentofit, 'sjustwhatmadehimsoecstatic, thathehadthatpresentiment....Andthoughit'ssodreadful, it', Ibelievenothingbettercouldhavehappened."
"Why, whycouldnothingbetterhavehappened?" criedLise, lookingwithgreatsurpriseatAlyosha.
