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The Last Judgment 145and shall stand before him. And he will say unto us, ‘Ye are swine,made in the image of the beast and with his mark; but come yealso!’ And the wise ones and those of understanding will say, ‘OLord, why dost thou receive these men?’ And he will say, ‘This iswhy I receive them, O ye wise, this is why I receive them, O yeof understanding, that not one of them believed himself to beworthy of this.’ And he will hold out his hands to us and we shallfall down before him…and we shall weep…and we shall understandall things! Then we shall understand all!…and all willunderstand, Katerina Ivanovna even…she will understand…Lord, thy kingdom come!” And he sank down on the benchexhausted and helpless, looking at no one, apparently obliviousof his surroundings and plunged in deep thought. His words hadcreated a certain impression; there was a moment of silence; butsoon laughter and oaths were heard again.