"Iunderstandtoowell, 'sinside, withone'," criedAlyosha."Ithinkeveryoneshouldlovelifeaboveeverythingintheworld."
"Lovelifemorethanthemeaningofit?"
"Certainly, loveit, regardlessoflogicasyousay, itmustberegardlessoflogic, andit', Ivan, youlovelife, nowyou'veonlytotrytodothesecondhalfandyouaresaved."
"Youaretryingtosaveme, butperhapsIamnotlost! Andwhatdoesyoursecondhalfmean?"
"Why, onehastoraiseupyourdead, , , Ivan."
"—, ?"
"Yes, myeldersendsmeoutintotheworld."
", 'twanttoturnasidefromhiscuptillheisseventy, hedreamsofhangingontoeightyinfact, , , too, hestandsonhissensuality—thoughafterwearethirty, indeed, theremaybenothingelsetostandon....Buttohangontoseventyisnasty, betteronlytothirty; onemightretain 'ashadowofnobility' -day?"
"No, butIsawSmerdyakov," andAlyosharapidly, thoughminutely, .
"ButhebeggedmenottotellDmitrithathehadtoldmeabouthim," .
"AreyoufrowningonSmerdyakov'saccount?" askedAlyosha.
"Yes, , IcertainlydidwanttoseeDmitri, butnowthere'snoneed," saidIvanreluctantly.
"Butareyoureallygoingsosoon, brother?"
"Yes."
"WhatofDmitriandfather? howwillitend?" askedAlyoshaanxiously.
"Youarealwaysharpinguponit! WhathaveItodowithit? AmImybrotherDmitri'skeeper?" Ivansnappedirritably, butthenhesuddenlysmiledbitterly."Cain'sanswerabouthismurderedbrother, wasn'tit? Perhapsthat'swhatyou'rethinkingatthismoment? Well, damnitall, Ican'tstayheretobetheirkeeper, canI? I'vefinishedwhatIhadtodo, , thatI'vebeentryingtostealhisbeautifulKaterinaIvanovnaforthelastthreemonths? Nonsense, , youwerewitness."
