FatherPa?ssy, ofcourse, wasnotwrongwhenhedecidedthathis "dearboy" , tosomeextent, hepenetratedwithinsightintothetruemeaningofAlyosha', ?ssy'ssorrowfulquestion, "Areyoutoowiththoseoflittlefaith?" IcouldofcourseconfidentlyanswerforAlyosha, "No, ." Indeed, : "Couldallhisgriefanddisturbancehavebeenonlyduetothefactthathiselder'sbodyhadshownsignsofprematuredecompositioninsteadofatonceperformingmiracles?" Imustanswerwithoutbeatingaboutthebush, "Yes, itcertainlywas." Iwouldonlybegthereadernottobeintoogreatahurrytolaughatmyyounghero', orthelittleprogresshehadmadeinhisstudies, , onthecontrary, , whoselovewaslukewarm, andwhosemindwastooprudentforhisageandsooflittlevalue, suchayoungmanmight, Iadmit, , howeverunreasonable, whichspringsfromagreatlove, , forayoungmanwhoisalwayssensibleistobesuspectedandisoflittleworth—that'smyopinion! "But," reasonablepeoplewillexclaimperhaps, "everyyoungmancannotbelieveinsuchasuperstitionandyourheroisnomodelforothers."
TothisIreplyagain, "Yes! myherohadfaith, afaithholyandsteadfast, butstillIamnotgoingtoapologizeforhim."
