For Agatha Mikhaylovna, for the nurse, for his grandfather and even for his father, Mitya was a living being requiring only material care, but for his mother he had already long been a moral being, with whom she had already had a long series of spiritual relations.
Para Agafia Mijailovna, para el aya, para el abuelo, para su padre, Mitia era simplemente un ser vivo, sólo necesitado de cuidados materiales, pero para su madre era ya un ente de razón con el que le unía una historia entera de relaciones espirituales.