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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! WAIT+-ROOM ( ! CELEBRAT$ ,PET]SBURG LAWY] WAS FULL 
:5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 5T]$ IT4 ,?REE LADIES--AN OLD 
LADY1 A Y\NG LADY1 & A M]*ANT'S WIFE--& ?REE G5TLEM5--ONE 
A ,G]MAN BANK] ) A R+ ON HIS F+]1 ! SECOND A M]*ANT 
) A BE>D1 & ! ?IRD A WRA?FUL-LOOK+ GOV]NM5T CL]K 9 
(FICIAL UNI=M1 ) A CROSS ON HIS NECK--HAD OBVI\SLY BE5 
WAIT+ A LONG :ILE ALREADY4 ,TWO CL]KS W]E WRIT+ AT TABLES ) 
SCRAT*+ P5S4 ,! APPURT5ANCES ( ! WRIT+-TABLES1 AB\T 
:I* ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS HIMSELF V]Y FA/IDI\S1 W]E 
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD4 ,HE C\LD NOT HELP OBS]V+ ?IS4 ,ONE ( 
! CL]KS1 )\T GETT+ UP1 TURN$ WRA?FULLY TO ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 HALF CLOS+ HIS EYES4 0,:AT >E Y\ WANT+80 

,HE REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD TO SEE ! LAWY] ON SOME BUS9ESS4 

0,HE IS 5GAG$10 ! CL]K RESPOND$ SEV]ELY1 & HE PO9T$ 
) HIS P5 AT ! P]SONS WAIT+1 & W5T ON WRIT+4 

0,CAN'T HE SP>E TIME TO SEE ME80 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,HE HAS NO TIME FREE2 HE IS ALWAYS BUSY4 ,K9DLY WAIT Y\R 
TURN40 

0,!N ,I MU/ TR\BLE Y\ TO GIVE HIM MY C>D10 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* SAID ) DIGNITY1 SEE+ ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( 
PRES]V+ HIS 9COGNITO4 

,! CL]K TOOK ! C>D &1 OBVI\SLY NOT APPROV+ ( :AT HE 
READ ON IT1 W5T TO ! DOOR4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS 9 PR9CIPLE 9 FAVOR ( ! PUBLICITY 
( LEGAL PROCE$+S1 ?\< = SOME HI<] (FICIAL 
CONSID]ATIONS HE DISLIK$ ! APPLICATION ( ! PR9CIPLE 9 
,RUSSIA1 & DISAPPROV$ ( IT1 AS F> AS HE C\LD DISAPPROVE ( 
ANY?+ 9/ITUT$ BY AU?ORITY ( ! ,EMP]OR4 ,HIS :OLE LIFE 
HAD BE5 SP5T 9 ADM9I/RATIVE WORK1 & CONSEQU5TLY1 :5 HE 
DID NOT APPROVE ( ANY?+1 HIS DISAPPROVAL WAS S(T5$ BY ! 
RECOGNITION ( ! 9EVITABILITY ( MI/AKES & ! POSSIBILITY 
( RE=M 9 EV]Y DEP>TM5T4 ,9 ! NEW PUBLIC LAW C\RTS HE 
DISLIK$ ! RE/RICTIONS LAID ON ! LAWY]S CONDUCT+ CASES4 
,BUT TILL !N HE HAD HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! LAW C\RTS1 & 
SO HAD DISAPPROV$ ( !IR PUBLICITY SIMPLY 9 !ORY2 N[ HIS 
DISAPPROBATION WAS /R5G!N$ BY ! UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION MADE 
ON HIM 9 ! LAWY]'S WAIT+ ROOM4 

0,COM+ IMM$IATELY10 SAID ! CL]K2 & TWO M9UTES LAT] !RE 
DID ACTUALLY APPE> 9 ! DOORWAY ! L>GE FIGURE ( AN OLD 
SOLICITOR :O HAD BE5 CONSULT+ ) ! LAWY] HIMSELF4 

,! LAWY] WAS A LITTLE1 SQUAT1 BALD MAN1 ) A D>K1 R$DI% 
BE>D1 LI<T-COLOR$ LONG EYEBR[S1 & AN OV]HANG+ BR[4 ,HE 
WAS ATTIR$ AS ?\< = A W$D+1 FROM HIS CRAVAT TO HIS 
D\BLE WAT*-*A9 & V>NI%$ BOOTS4 ,HIS FACE WAS CLEV] & 
MANLY1 BUT HIS DRESS WAS D&IFI$ & 9 BAD TA/E4 

0,PRAY WALK 910 SAID ! LAWY]1 ADDRESS+ ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*2 &1 GLOOMILY U%]+ ,K>59 9 BE=E HIM1 HE 
CLOS$ ! DOOR4 

0,WON'T Y\ SIT D[N80 ,HE 9DICAT$ AN >M*AIR AT A WRIT+ TABLE 
COV]$ ) PAP]S4 ,HE SAT D[N HIMSELF1 &1 RUBB+ HIS 
LITTLE H&S ) %ORT F+]S COV]$ ) :ITE HAIRS1 HE B5T 
HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE4 ,BUT AS SOON AS HE WAS SETTL$ 9 ?IS 
POSITION A MO? FLEW OV] ! TABLE4 ,! LAWY]1 ) A 
SWIFTNESS ?AT C\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 EXPECT$ ( HIM1 OP5$ HIS 
H&S1 CAU<T ! MO?1 & RESUM$ HIS =M] ATTITUDE4 

0,BE=E BEG9N+ TO SPEAK ( MY BUS9ESS10 SAID ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 FOLL[+ ! LAWY]'S MOVEM5TS ) WOND]+ 
EYES1 0,I \<T TO OBS]VE ?AT ! BUS9ESS AB\T :I* ,I HAVE TO 
SPEAK TO Y\ IS TO BE /RICTLY PRIVATE40 

,! LAWY]'S OV]HANG+ R$DI% MU/A*ES W]E P>T$ 9 A 
SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE4 

0,I %\LD NOT BE A LAWY] IF ,I C\LD NOT KEEP ! SECRETS 
CONFID$ TO ME4 ,BUT IF Y\ W\LD LIKE PRO(4440 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* GLANC$ AT HIS FACE1 & SAW ?AT ! 
%REWD1 GRAY EYES W]E LAU<+1 & SEEM$ TO KN[ ALL AB\T IT 
ALREADY4 

0,Y\ KN[ MY NAME80 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* RESUM$4 

0,I KN[ Y\ & ! GOOD0--AGA9 HE CAU<T A MO?--0WORK Y\ >E 
DO+1 LIKE EV]Y ,RUSSIAN10 SAID ! LAWY]1 B[+4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SI<$1 PLUCK+ UP HIS C\RAGE4 ,BUT 
HAV+ ONCE MADE UP HIS M9D HE W5T ON 9 HIS %RILL VOICE1 
)\T TIMIDITY--OR HESITATION1 ACC5TUAT+ H]E & !RE A 
WORD4 

0,I HAVE ! MIS=TUNE10 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* BEGAN1 0TO HAVE 
BE5 DECEIV$ 9 MY M>RI$ LIFE1 & ,I DESIRE TO BREAK (F ALL 
RELATIONS ) MY WIFE BY LEGAL MEANS--?AT IS1 TO BE DIVORC$1 
BUT TO DO ?IS SO ?AT MY SON MAY NOT REMA9 ) HIS MO!R40 

,! LAWY]'S GRAY EYES TRI$ NOT TO LAU<1 BUT !Y W]E DANC+ 
) IRREPRESSIBLE GLEE1 & ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAW ?AT IT 
WAS NOT SIMPLY ! DELI<T ( A MAN :O HAS JU/ GOT A PR(ITABLE 
JOB3 !RE WAS TRIUMPH & JOY1 !RE WAS A GLEAM LIKE ! 
MALIGNANT GLEAM HE SAW 9 HIS WIFE'S EYES4 

0,Y\ DESIRE MY ASSI/ANCE 9 SECUR+ A DIVORCE80 

0,YES1 PRECISELY SO2 BUT ,I \<T TO W>N Y\ ?AT ,I MAY BE 
WA/+ Y\R TIME & ATT5TION4 ,I HAVE COME SIMPLY TO CONSULT 
Y\ AS A PRELIM9>Y /EP4 ,I WANT A DIVORCE1 BUT ! =M 9 
:I* IT IS POSSIBLE IS ( GREAT CONSEQU5CE TO ME4 ,IT IS V]Y 
POSSIBLE ?AT IF ?AT =M DOES NOT CORRESPOND ) MY 
REQUIREM5TS ,I MAY GIVE UP A LEGAL DIVORCE40 

0,OH1 ?AT'S ALWAYS ! CASE10 SAID ! LAWY]1 0& ?AT'S ALWAYS 
= Y\ TO DECIDE40 

,HE LET HIS EYES RE/ ON ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S FEET1 FEEL+ 
?AT HE MI<T (F5D HIS CLI5T BY ! SI<T ( HIS IRREPRESSIBLE 
AMUSEM5T4 ,HE LOOK$ AT A MO? ?AT FLEW BE=E HIS NOSE1 & 
MOV$ HIS H&S1 BUT DID NOT CAT* IT FROM REG>D = ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*'S POSITION4 

0,?\< 9 !IR G5]AL FEATURES \R LAWS ON ?IS SUBJECT >E 
KN[N TO ME10 PURSU$ ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 0,I %\LD BE GLAD 
TO HAVE AN IDEA ( ! =MS 9 :I* SU* ?+S >E DONE 9 
PRACTICE40 

0,Y\ W\LD BE GLAD10 ! LAWY]1 )\T LIFT+ HIS EYES1 
RESPOND$1 ADOPT+1 ) A C]TA9 SATISFACTION1 ! TONE ( HIS 
CLI5T'S REM>KS1 0= ME TO LAY BE=E Y\ ALL ! ME?ODS BY 
:I* Y\ C\LD SECURE :AT Y\ DESIRE80 

,& ON RECEIV+ AN ASSUR+ NOD FROM ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 HE 
W5T ON1 /EAL+ A GLANCE N[ & !N AT ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*'S FACE1 :I* WAS GR[+ R$ 9 PAT*ES4 

0,DIVORCE BY \R LAWS10 HE SAID1 ) A SLI<T %ADE ( 
DISAPPROBATION ( \R LAWS1 0IS POSSIBLE1 AS Y\ >E AW>E1 9 
! FOLL[+ CASES4444 ,WAIT A LITTLE60 HE CALL$ TO A CL]K 
:O PUT HIS HEAD 9 AT ! DOOR1 BUT HE GOT UP ALL ! SAME1 SAID 
A FEW WORDS TO HIM1 & SAT D[N AGA94 0444 ,9 ! FOLL[+ 
CASES3 PHYSICAL DEFECT 9 ! M>RI$ P>TIES1 DES]TION )\T 
COMMUNICATION = FIVE YE>S10 HE SAID1 CROOK+ A %ORT F+] 
COV]$ ) HAIR1 0ADULT]Y0 7?IS WORD HE PRON\NC$ ) 
OBVI\S SATISFACTION71 0SUBDIVID$ AS FOLL[S0 7HE CONT9U$ TO 
CROOK HIS FAT F+]S1 ?\< ! ?REE CASES & !IR SUBDIVISIONS 
C\LD OBVI\SLY NOT BE CLASSIFI$ TOGE!R73 0PHYSICAL DEFECT ( ! 
HUSB& OR ( ! WIFE1 ADULT]Y ( ! HUSB& OR ( ! WIFE40 ,AS 
BY N[ ALL HIS F+]S W]E US$ UP1 HE UNCROOK$ ALL HIS F+]S 
& W5T ON3 0,?IS IS ! !ORETICAL VIEW2 BUT ,I IMAG9E Y\ HAVE 
DONE ME ! HONOR TO APPLY TO ME 9 ORD] TO LE>N ITS APPLICATION 
9 PRACTICE4 ,& !RE=E1 GUID$ BY PREC$5TS1 ,I MU/ 9=M Y\ 
?AT 9 PRACTICE CASES ( DIVORCE MAY ALL BE R$UC$ TO ! 
FOLL[+--!RE'S NO PHYSICAL DEFECT1 ,I MAY ASSUME1 NOR DES]TION84440 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* B[$ HIS HEAD 9 ASS5T4 

0--,MAY BE R$UC$ TO ! FOLL[+3 ADULT]Y ( ONE ( ! 
M>RI$ P>TIES1 & ! DETECTION 9 ! FACT ( ! GUILTY 
P>TY BY MUTUAL AGREEM5T1 & FAIL+ SU* AGREEM5T1 ACCID5TAL 
DETECTION4 ,IT MU/ BE ADMITT$ ?AT ! LATT] CASE IS R>ELY 
MET ) 9 PRACTICE10 SAID ! LAWY]1 & /EAL+ A GLANCE AT 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HE PAUS$1 AS A MAN SELL+ PI/OLS1 AFT] 
5L>G+ ON ! ADVANTAGES ( EA* WEAPON1 MI<T AWAIT HIS 
CU/OM]'S *OICE4 ,BUT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAID NO?+1 & 
!RE=E ! LAWY] W5T ON3 0,! MO/ USUAL & SIMPLE1 ! 
S5SIBLE C\RSE1 ,I CONSID]1 IS ADULT]Y BY MUTUAL CONS5T4 ,I 
%\LD NOT P]MIT MYSELF TO EXPRESS IT SO1 SPEAK+ ) A MAN ( 
NO $UCATION10 HE SAID1 0BUT ,I IMAG9E ?AT TO Y\ ?IS IS 
COMPREH5SIBLE40 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS1 H[EV]1 SO P]TURB$ ?AT HE DID NOT 
IMM$IATELY COMPREH5D ALL ! GOOD S5SE ( ADULT]Y BY MUTUAL 
CONS5T1 & HIS EYES EXPRESS$ ?IS UNC]TA9TY2 BUT ! LAWY] 
PROMPTLY CAME TO HIS ASSI/ANCE4 

0,PEOPLE CANNOT GO ON LIV+ TOGE!R--H]E Y\ HAVE A FACT4 ,& 
IF BO? >E AGRE$ AB\T IT1 ! DETAILS & =MALITIES BECOME A 
MATT] ( NO IMPORTANCE4 ,& AT ! SAME TIME ?IS IS ! 
SIMPLE/ & MO/ C]TA9 ME?OD40 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* FULLY UND]/OOD N[4 ,BUT HE HAD RELIGI\S 
SCRUPLES1 :I* H9D]$ ! EXECUTION ( SU* A PLAN4 

0,?AT IS \T ( ! QUE/ION 9 ! PRES5T CASE10 HE SAID4 
0,ONLY ONE ALT]NATIVE IS POSSIBLE3 UNDESIGN$ DETECTION1 
SUPPORT$ BY LETT]S :I* ,I HAVE40 

,AT ! M5TION ( LETT]S ! LAWY] PURS$ UP HIS LIPS1 & GAVE 
UTT]ANCE TO A ?9 LITTLE COMPASSIONATE & CONTEMPTU\S S\ND4 

0,K9DLY CONSID]10 HE BEGAN1 0CASES ( ?AT K9D >E1 AS Y\ >E 
AW>E1 UND] ECCLESIA/ICAL JURISDICTION2 ! REV]5D FA!RS 
>E FOND ( GO+ 9TO ! M9UTE/ DETAILS 9 CASES ( ?AT 
K9D10 HE SAID ) A SMILE1 :I* BETRAY$ HIS SYMPA?Y ) ! 
REV]5D FA!RS' TA/E4 0,LETT]S MAY1 ( C\RSE1 BE A P>TIAL 
CONFIRMATION2 BUT DETECTION 9 ! FACT !RE MU/ BE ( ! MO/ 
DIRECT K9D1 ?AT IS1 BY EYEWITNESSES4 ,9 FACT1 IF Y\ DO ME ! 
HONOR TO 5TRU/ Y\R CONFID5CE TO ME1 Y\ WILL DO WELL TO LEAVE 
ME ! *OICE ( ! MEASURES TO BE EMPLOY$4 ,IF ONE WANTS ! 
RESULT1 ONE MU/ ADMIT ! MEANS40 

0,IF IT IS SO4440 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* BEGAN1 SUDD5LY TURN+ 
:ITE2 BUT AT ?AT MOM5T ! LAWY] ROSE & AGA9 W5T TO ! 
DOOR TO SPEAK TO ! 9TRUD+ CL]K4 

0,TELL H] WE DON'T HAGGLE OV] FEES60 HE SAID1 & RETURN$ TO 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

,ON HIS WAY BACK HE CAU<T UNOBS]V$ ANO!R MO?4 0,NICE /ATE 
MY REP CURTA9S WILL BE 9 BY ! SUMM]60 HE ?\<T1 FR[N+4 

0,& SO Y\ W]E SAY+84440 HE SAID4 

0,I WILL COMMUNICATE MY DECISION TO Y\ BY LETT]10 SAID ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 GETT+ UP1 & HE CLUT*$ AT ! TABLE4 ,AFT] 
/&+ A MOM5T 9 SIL5CE1 HE SAID3 0,FROM Y\R WORDS ,I MAY 
CONSEQU5TLY CONCLUDE ?AT A DIVORCE MAY BE OBTA9$8 ,I W\LD 
ASK Y\ TO LET ME KN[ :AT >E Y\R T]MS40 

0,IT MAY BE OBTA9$ IF Y\ GIVE ME COMPLETE LIB]TY ( ACTION10 
SAID ! LAWY]1 NOT ANSW]+ HIS QUE/ION4 0,:5 CAN ,I RECKON 
ON RECEIV+ 9=MATION FROM Y\80 HE ASK$1 MOV+ T[>DS ! 
DOOR1 HIS EYES & HIS V>NI%$ BOOTS %9+4 

0,9 A WEEK'S TIME4 ,Y\R ANSW] AS TO :E!R Y\ WILL UND]TAKE 
TO CONDUCT ! CASE1 & ON :AT T]MS1 Y\ WILL BE SO GOOD AS TO 
COMMUNICATE TO ME40 

0,V]Y GOOD40 

,! LAWY] B[$ RESPECTFULLY1 LET HIS CLI5T \T ( ! DOOR1 
&1 LEFT ALONE1 GAVE HIMSELF UP TO HIS S5SE ( AMUSEM5T4 ,HE 
FELT SO MIR?FUL ?AT1 CONTR>Y TO HIS RULES1 HE MADE A R$UCTION 
9 HIS T]MS TO ! HAGGL+ LADY1 & GAVE UP CAT*+ MO?S1 
F9ALLY DECID+ ?AT NEXT W9T] HE MU/ HAVE ! FURNITURE 
COV]$ ) VELVET1 LIKE ,SIGON9'S4 

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