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" Somehow, it hurt him to look at Lialia and Riasantzeff, as if
he feared that they would read his thoughts.
The two men felt that they had much that was important to say to each
other. Yourii would have liked to ask:
"Do you love Lialia? Really and truly? It would be sad, and indeed
shameful, if you were to betray her; she's so pure, so innocent!"
And Riasantzeff would have liked to answer:
"Yes, I love your sister deeply; who could do anything else but love
her? Look how pure and sweet, and charming she is; how fond she is of
me; and what a pretty dimple she's got!"
But instead of all this, Yourii said nothing, and Riasantzeff asked:
"Have you been expelled for long?"
"For five years," was Yourii's answer.
At these words Nicolai Yegorovitch, who was pacing up and down the
room, stopped for a moment and then, recollecting himself, he continued
his walk with the regular, precise steps of an old soldier. As yet he
was ignorant of the details of his son's exile, and this unexpected
news came as a shock.
"What the devil does it all mean?" he muttered to himself.


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