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"Ah, whatIhavebeenfeeling, lookingonatthistouchingscene!..." Shecouldnotgoonforemotion."Oh, Iunderstandthepeople', oursplendidRussianpeople, sosimpleintheirgreatness!"

"Howisyourdaughter'shealth? Youwantedtotalktomeagain?"

"Oh, Ihavebeenurgentlybeggingforit, Ihaveprayedforit! , greathealer, , healedhercompletely, , topouroutourfeelingsandourhomage."

"Whatdoyoumeanbyhealed? Butsheisstilllyingdowninherchair."

"ButhernightfevershaveentirelyceasedeversinceThursday," saidtheladywithnervoushaste."Andthat'; , herbrighteyes! Sheusedtobealwayscrying, , 'llbedancingaquadrille.I', 'Iamamazed; Icanmakenothingofit.' Andwouldyouhaveusnotcomeheretodisturbyou, notflyheretothankyou? Lise, thankhim—thankhim!"

Lise', lookingattheelder, claspedherhandsbeforehim, butcouldnotrestrainherselfandbrokeintolaughter.

"It'sathim," shesaid, pointingtoAlyosha, withchildishvexationatherselffornotbeingabletorepresshermirth.

IfanyonehadlookedatAlyoshastandingastepbehindtheelder, .

"Shehasamessageforyou, ?" themotherwenton, holdingoutherexquisitelyglovedhandtoAlyosha.

, smilinginastrangelyawkwardway, .

"KaterinaIvanovnahassentyouthisthroughme." Shehandedhimalittlenote."Sheparticularlybegsyoutogoandseeherassoonaspossible; thatyouwillnotfailher, butwillbesuretocome."

"Sheasksmetogoandseeher? Me? Whatfor?" ."Oh, it'salltodowithDmitriFyodorovitchand—whathashappenedlately," themotherexplainedhurriedly."KaterinaIvanovnahasmadeuphermind, butshemustseeyouaboutit....Why, ofcourse, Ican', ."