The Brothers Karamazov: resumen de Part 2, Chapter 2

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1. The visitors enter Zossima’s cell, where their restrained greetings contrast with the monks’ reverence.
2. Fyodor Pavlovitch tells embarrassing anecdotes and invents details about Diderot, provoking Miüsov’s anger and Alyosha’s distress.
3. Zossima persuades Miüsov to stay and tells Fyodor Pavlovitch that shame lies behind his behavior.
4. Fyodor Pavlovitch kneels and asks about eternal life; Zossima warns him against destructive appetites and especially self-deception.
5. A dispute over a supposed saint’s severed head gives Fyodor Pavlovitch another chance to mock Miüsov.
6. Zossima leaves to bless waiting visitors, while Fyodor Pavlovitch claims his performance serves to test the elder.

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