"Buthewentaway, andwithinanhourofhisyoungmaster'', oppressedbyterroranddespairofasort, hadfeltduringthoselastfewdaysthatoneofthefitsfromwhichhehadsufferedbeforeatmomentsofstrain, , ofcourse, beforeseen, , assoonasIvanFyodorovitchhaddrivenoutoftheyard, Smerdyakov, depressedbyhislonelyandunprotectedposition, , , thatverywonder, broughtonthespasminhisthroatthatalwaysprecedessuchattacks, , , ifitwereonpurpose, thequestionarisesatonce, whatwashismotive? Whatwashereckoningon? Whatwasheaimingat? Isaynothingaboutmedicine: science, Iamtold, maygoastray: , butanswermeonequestion: whatmotivehadheforsuchacounterfeit? Couldhe, hadhebeenplottingthemurder, havedesiredtoattracttheattentionofthehouseholdbyhavingafitjustbefore?
"Yousee, gentlemenofthejury, onthenightofthemurder, therewerefivepersonsinFyodorPavlovitch's—FyodorPavlovitchhimself (buthedidnotkillhimself, that'sevident); thenhisservant, Grigory, buthewasalmostkilledhimself; thethirdpersonwasGrigory'swife, MarfaIgnatyevna, —, ifwearetobelievetheprisoner'sstatementthatheisnotthemurderer, thenSmerdyakovmusthavebeen, forthereisnootheralternative, , , hadtherebeenanysixthperson, IampersuadedthateventheprisonerwouldhavebeenashamedtoaccuseSmerdyakov, andwouldhaveaccusedthatsixthperson, fortochargeSmerdyakovwiththatmurderisperfectlyabsurd.
