"It'snotonlytheaccumulationoffactsthatthreatensmyclientwithruin, gentlemenofthejury," hebegan, "whatisreallydamningformyclientisonefact—, theincompleteness, andthefantasticcharacteroftheevidence, ifyouexamineeachpartofitseparately; or, atleast, youwouldhavehesitatedtoruinaman'slifesimplyfromtheprejudiceagainsthimwhichhehas, alas! 'snotanordinarycaseofmurder, it''sminds, ? Whatifhecommittedthemurderandgetsoffunpunished? Thatiswhateveryone, almostinvoluntarily, instinctively, feelsatheart.
"Yes, it'safearfulthingtoshedafather'sblood—thefatherwhohasbegottenme, lovedme, notsparedhislifeforme, grievedovermyillnessesfromchildhoodup, troubledallhislifeformyhappiness, andhaslivedinmyjoys, —that', whatisafather—arealfather? Whatisthemeaningofthatgreatword? Whatisthegreatideainthatname? —inthepresentcase, thefather, FyodorPavlovitchKaramazov, ': wemustshrinkfromnothing, gentlemenofthejury, 'sourparticulardutynottoshrinkfromanyidea, likechildrenorfrightenedwomen, asthetalentedprosecutorhappilyexpressesit.
