ButBalaam', , , andwastortured, flayedalive, anddied, , overthedessertafterdinner, tolaughandtalk, , heobservedthattheyoughttomakeasaintofasoldierlikethat, andtotakehisskintosomemonastery."Thatwouldmakethepeopleflock, andbringthemoneyin."

Grigoryfrowned, seeingthatFyodorPavlovitchwasbynomeanstouched, but, asusual, , whowasstandingbythedoor, , andsinceIvan'sarrivalinourtownhehaddonesoeveryday.

"Whatareyougrinningat?" askedFyodorPavlovitch, catchingthesmileinstantly, andknowingthatitreferredtoGrigory.

"Well, myopinionis," Smerdyakovbegansuddenlyandunexpectedlyinaloudvoice, "thatifthatlaudablesoldier'sexploitwassoverygreattherewouldhavebeen, tomythinking, nosininitifhehadonsuchanemergencyrenounced, sotospeak, thenameofChristandhisownchristening, tosavebythatsamehislife, forgooddeeds, bywhich, inthecourseofyearstoexpiatehiscowardice."

"Howcoulditnotbeasin? You''llgostraighttohellandberoastedtherelikemutton," putinFyodorPavlovitch.

ItwasatthispointthatAlyoshacamein, andFyodorPavlovitch, aswehaveseen, washighlydelightedathisappearance.

"We'reonyoursubject, yoursubject," hechuckledgleefully, makingAlyoshasitdowntolisten.

"Asformutton, that'snotso, andthere'llbenothingthereforthis, andthereshouldn'tbeeither, ifit'saccordingtojustice," Smerdyakovmaintainedstoutly."Howdoyoumean 'accordingtojustice'?" FyodorPavlovitchcriedstillmoregayly, nudgingAlyoshawithhisknee.

"He'sarascal, that'swhatheis!" .