Thewholepartywereinthebedroomwhich, aswementionedbefore, wasverysmall, sothattherewasscarcelyroomforthefourofthem (inadditiontoPorfiry, thenovice, whostood) , theroomwaslightedupbythelampsandthecandlesbeforetheikons.
SeeingAlyoshastandingembarrassedinthedoorway, FatherZossimasmiledathimjoyfullyandheldouthishand.
"Welcome, myquietone, welcome, mydear, ."
Alyoshawentuptohim, , hissoulwasquivering, hewantedtosob.
"Come, don'tweepovermeyet," FatherZossimasmiled, layinghisrighthandonhishead."YouseeIamsittinguptalking; maybeIshallliveanothertwentyyearsyet, asthatdeargoodwomanfromVishegorye, withherlittleLizavetainherarms, ," hecrossedhimself."Porfiry, didyoutakeherofferingwhereItoldyou?"
Hemeantthesixtycopecksbroughthimthedaybeforebythegood-humoredwomantobegiven "tosomeonepoorerthanme." Suchofferings, alwaysofmoneygainedbypersonaltoil, , whosehousehadbeenburntdownlately, , ashehadbeeninstructed, "fromanunknownbenefactress."
"Getup, mydearboy," theelderwentontoAlyosha."?" ItseemedstrangetoAlyoshathatheaskedsoconfidentlyandprecisely, aboutoneofhisbrothersonly—butwhichone? Thenperhapshehadsenthimoutbothyesterdayandto-dayforthesakeofthatbrother.
"Ihaveseenoneofmybrothers," answeredAlyosha."Imeantheelderone, towhomIboweddown."
"Ionlysawhimyesterdayandcouldnotfindhimtoday," saidAlyosha.
"Makehastetofindhim, goagainto-morrowandmakehaste, ."
, whohadwitnessedthesceneyesterday, exchangedglanceswithFatherPa?:
