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Hearing that everything was going well and that Rodya had not yet

waked, Pulcheria Alexandrovna declared that she was glad to hear

it, because "she had something which it was very, very necessary

to talk over beforehand." Then followed an inquiry about

breakfast and an invitation to have it with them; they had waited

to have it with him. Avdotya Romanovna rang the bell: it was

answered by a ragged dirty waiter, and they asked him to bring

tea which was served at last, but in such a dirty and disorderly

way that the ladies were ashamed. Razumihin vigorously attacked

the lodgings, but, remembering Luzhin, stopped in embarrassment

and was greatly relieved by Pulcheria Alexandrovna's questions,

which showered in a continual stream upon him.