do it: you are mistaken: you are not the murderer. Do you hear? It was not you! God has sent me to tell you
They were both silent. The silence lasted a whole long minute. They were both standing still, gazing into each other’s eyes. They were both pale. Suddenly Ivan began trembling all over, and clutched Alyosha’s shoulder.
“You’ve been in my room!” he whispered hoarsely. “You’ve been there at night, when he came. … Confess … have you seen him, have you seen him?”
“Whom do you mean—Mitya?” Alyosha asked, bewildered.
“Not him, damn the monster!” Ivan shouted, in a frenzy. “Do you know that he visits me? How did you find out? Speak!”
“Who is he ! I don’t know whom you are talking about,” Alyosha faltered, beginning to be alarmed.
“Yes, you do know … or how could you—? It’s impossible that you don’t know.”
Suddenly he