but instead , the always restrained and undramatic divinator had caught him by surprise , falling to the floor at his feet , burying his face in the hem of his robes and soaking it with a stream of tears , while yodren , stunned and appalled , could do nothing but stand there and wish this outburst over , for despite his mortification he hadnt the heart to pull from , or push away , this pathetic bundle of human misery .