Thoughthemonkreturnedtothecellhewassharingwithoneofthebrothers, inconsiderableperplexityofmind, , anditwasnotstrangethatonewhokeptsorigidafastasFatherFerapontshould "seemarvels." Hiswordsseemedcertainlyqueer, butGodonlycouldtellwhatwashiddeninthosewords, andwerenotworsewordsandactscommonlyseeninthosewhohavesacrificedtheirintellectsforthegloryofGod? Thepinchingofthedevil'stailhewasreadyandeagertobelieve, , beforevisitingthemonastery, astrongprejudiceagainsttheinstitutionof "elders," , , besides, ameddlesome, inquisitiveman, "miracle" , listeningandaskingquestionsamongthemonksthatwerecrowdingwithinandwithouttheelder', andonlyrecollecteditafterwards.
Hehadnothoughttospareforitindeed, forwhenFatherZossima, feelingtiredagain, hadgonebacktobed, hethoughtofAlyoshaashewasclosinghiseyes, ?ssy, FatherIosif, , openinghiswearyeyesandlookingintentlyatAlyosha, askedhimsuddenly: "Areyourpeopleexpectingyou, myson?"
Alyoshahesitated.
"Haven'ttheyneedofyou? Didn'tyoupromisesomeoneyesterdaytoseethemto-day?"
"Ididpromise—tomyfather—mybrothers—otherstoo."
"Yousee, ', myson, , dearson, ."
Alyoshaimmediatelyobeyed, , thatitshouldbethelastgifttohim, Alyosha, ?ssy, too, .
"Remember, youngman, unceasingly," FatherPa?ssybegan, withoutpreface, "thatthescienceofthisworld, whichhasbecomeagreatpower, has, especiallyinthelastcentury, , , , isitnotstillaliving, amovingpowerintheindividualsoulandinthemassesofpeople? Itisstillasstrongandlivingeveninthesoulsofatheists, whohavedestroyedeverything! ForeventhosewhohaverenouncedChristianityandattackit, intheirinmostbeingstillfollowtheChristianideal, , , youngman, , rememberingthisgreatday, youwillnotforgetmywords, utteredfromtheheartforyourguidance, seeingyouareyoung, , nowgo, myorphan."
WiththesewordsFatherPa?, hesuddenlyrealizedthathehadmetanewandunexpectedfriend, awarmlylovingteacher, , and "perhapsthat'sjustwhathadpassedbetweenthem," ?ssy''smindforconflictwithtemptationandtoguardtheyoungsoulleftinhischargewiththestrongestdefensehecouldimagine.
