"AtKaterinaIvanovna's?"
"Yes, andI', whathaveItodowithDmitri? Dmitridoesn', onthecontrary, 'taskhimtodoit, ', Alyosha, ifyouonlyknewhowlightmyheartisnow! Wouldyoubelieve, it, ! It'sbeengoingonnearlysixmonths, andallatonceI', howeasyitwouldbetoputanendtoitifIwanted."
"Youarespeakingofyourlove, Ivan?"
"Ofmylove, , ...andallatonceit'scollapsed! Ispokethismorningwithinspiration, ? Yes, it'stheliteraltruth."
"Youseemverymerryaboutitnow," observedAlyosha, lookingintohisface, whichhadsuddenlygrownbrighter.
"ButhowcouldItellthatIdidn'tcareforherabit! Haha! ItappearsafterallIdidn'! HowattractiveshewasjustnowwhenImademyspeech! Anddoyouknowsheattractsmeawfullyevennow, ?"
"No, onlyperhapsitwasn'tlove."
"Alyosha," laughedIvan, "don'tmakereflectionsaboutlove, it'! I'veforgottentokissyouforit....Buthowshetormentedme! Itcertainlywassittingbya'laceration.' Ah, sheknewhowIlovedher! ShelovedmeandnotDmitri,"Ivaninsistedgayly.", buttheworstofitis, itmaytakeherfifteenortwentyyearstofindoutthatshedoesn'tcareforDmitri, andlovesmewhomshetorments, andperhapsshemayneverfinditoutatall, , it'sbetterso; , howisshenow? WhathappenedafterIdeparted?"
Alyoshatoldhimshehadbeenhysterical, andthatshewasnow, heheard, unconsciousanddelirious.
"Isn'tMadameHohlakovlayingiton?"
"Ithinknot."
", ''?"
"Butyoutoldherthatshehadnevercaredforyou."
", shallIcallforsomechampagne? , ifonlyyouknewhowgladIam!"
"No, brother, wehadbetternotdrink," saidAlyoshasuddenly."BesidesIfeelsomehowdepressed."
