when he g av e his ev idenc e to the i nvestig ati ng law yer Ivan sai d not hing, fo r t he time, of that conve rsatio n. But t here wa s dead si lence on all sides a nd, as th ough of design, com pl ete sti lln ess, not the slig hte st bre a th of wind ."And naught b ut th e whisp ering sil e nce," t h e l i ne for s ome reason rose to his m ind. Ye t he did not int erfe re in an y way.