"Listen!" hesaidaloud, "let'! IoughttogotoMadameHohlakov', I'vewrittentotellhereverythingthathappened, andwouldyoubelieveit, sheansweredmeinstantlyinpencil (theladyhasapassionforwritingnotes) that 'shewouldneverhaveexpectedsuchconductfromamanofsuchareverendcharacterasFatherZossima.' Thatwasherveryword: 'conduct.' , youareaset! Stay!" .
"Doyouknow, Alyosha," hepeepedinquisitivelyintohiseyes, absorbedinasuddennewthoughtwhichhaddawnedonhim, andthoughhewaslaughingoutwardlyhewasevidentlyafraidtoutterthatnewideaaloud, sodifficulthestillfoundittobelieveinthestrangeandunexpectedmoodinwhichhenowsawAlyosha."Alyosha, doyouknowwherewehadbettergo?" hebroughtoutatlasttimidly, andinsinuatingly.
"Idon'tcare...whereyoulike."
"Let'sgotoGrushenka, eh? Willyoucome?" pronouncedRakitinatlast, tremblingwithtimidsuspense.
"Let'sgotoGrushenka," Alyoshaansweredcalmly, atonce, andthispromptandcalmagreementwassuchasurprisetoRakitinthathealmoststartedback.
"Well! Isay!" hecriedinamazement, butseizingAlyoshafirmlybythearmheledhimalongthepath, stilldreadingthathewouldchangehismind.
Theywalkedalonginsilence, Rakitinwaspositivelyafraidtotalk.
"Andhowgladshewillbe, howdelighted!" hemuttered, , firstarevengefuldesiretosee "thedownfalloftherighteous," andAlyosha'sfall "fromthesaintstothesinners," overwhichhewasalreadygloatinginhisimagination, andinthesecondplacehehadinviewacertainmaterialgainforhimself, ofwhichmorewillbesaidlater.
"Sothecriticalmomenthascome," hethoughttohimselfwithspitefulglee,"andweshallcatchitonthehop, forit'sjustwhatwewant."
