Rememberingthatnightlongafterwards, Ivanrecalledwithpeculiarrepulsionhowhehadsuddenlygotupfromthesofaandhadstealthily, asthoughhewereafraidofbeingwatched, openedthedoor, goneoutonthestaircaseandlistenedtoFyodorPavlovitchstirringdownbelow, hadlistenedalongwhile—somefiveminutes—withasortofstrangecuriosity, , whyhewaslistening, "action"allhislifeafterwardshecalled "infamous," andatthebottomofhisheart, , , listening, listening—.

Abouttwoo'clockwheneverythingwasquiet, andevenFyodorPavlovitchhadgonetobed, Ivanhadgotintobed, firmlyresolvedtofallasleepatonce, , andsleptsoundlywithoutdreams, butwakedearly, atseveno'clock, , ; (toKaterinaIvanovna, Alyosha, andSmerdyakov) thathewasleavingnextday, yetherememberedthathehadnothoughtofdeparturewhenhewenttobed, or, atleast, 'clockwhenMarfaIgnatyevnacameinwithherusualinquiry, "Wherewillyourhonortakeyourtea, inyourownroomordownstairs?" Helookedalmostcheerful, buttherewasabouthim, abouthiswordsandgestures, , andeveninquiringspeciallyafterhishealth, thoughhedidnotwaittohearhisanswertotheend, heannouncedthathewasstartingoffinanhourtoreturntoMoscowforgood, , , heflewintoagreatflutterattherecollectionofsomeimportantbusinessofhisown.

"Whatafellowyouare! Nottotellmeyesterday! Nevermind; we', 'sonlytoturntotheleftfromthestationatVolovya, onlyanothertwelveverstsandyoucometoTchermashnya."

"I'msorry, Ican''seightyverststotherailwayandthetrainstartsforMoscowatseveno'."