" And he recalled his brother Nikolay, and dwelt with pleasure on the thought of him.

" Isn't he right that everything in the world is base and loathsome? And are we fair in our judgment of brother Nikolay? Of course, from the point of view of Prokofy, seeing him in a torn cloak and tipsy, he's a despicable person.

But I know him differently.

I know his soul, and know that we are like him.

And I, instead of going to seek him out, went out to dinner, and came here.