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,NEKHLUD(F ,CONSULTS AN ,ADVOCATE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,HIS CONV]SATION ) ! PRESID5T & ! FRE% AIR QUIET$ ,NEKHLUD(F A LITTLE4 ,HE N[ ?\<T ?AT ! FEEL+S EXP]I5C$ BY HIM HAD BE5 EXAGG]AT$ BY ! UNUSUAL SURR\ND+S 9 :I* HE HAD SP5T ! :OLE ( ! MORN+1 & BY ?AT WOND]FUL & />TL+ CO9CID5CE4 ,/ILL1 IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO TAKE SOME /EPS TO LI<T5 ,MASLOVA'S FATE1 & TO TAKE !M QUICKLY4 0,YES1 AT ONCE6 ,IT WILL BE BE/ TO F9D \T H]E 9 ! C\RT :]E ! ADVOCATE ,FAN>9 OR ,MIKI%9 LIVES40 ,!SE W]E TWO WELL-KN[N ADVOCATES :OM ,NEKHLUD(F CALL$ TO M9D4 ,HE RETURN$ TO ! C\RT1 TOOK (F HIS OV]COAT1 & W5T UP/AIRS4 ,9 ! FIR/ CORRIDOR HE MET ,FAN>9 HIMSELF4 ,HE /OPP$ HIM1 & TOLD HIM ?AT HE WAS JU/ GO+ TO LOOK HIM UP ON A MATT] ( BUS9ESS4 

,FAN>9 KNEW ,NEKHLUD(F BY SI<T & NAME1 & SAID HE W\LD BE V]Y GLAD TO BE ( S]VICE TO HIM4 

0,?\< ,I AM RA!R TIR$1 /ILL1 IF Y\R BUS9ESS WILL NOT TAKE V]Y LONG1 P]HAPS Y\ MI<T TELL ME :AT IT IS N[4 ,WILL Y\ /EP 9 H]E80 ,& HE L$ ,NEKHLUD(F 9TO A ROOM1 PROBABLY SOME JUDGE'S CAB9ET4 ,!Y SAT D[N BY ! TABLE4 

0,WELL1 & :AT IS Y\R BUS9ESS80 

0,FIR/ ( ALL1 ,I MU/ ASK Y\ TO KEEP ! BUS9ESS PRIVATE4 ,I DO NOT WANT IT KN[N ?AT ,I TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 ! AFFAIR40 

0,OH1 ?AT ( C\RSE4 ,WELL80 

0,I WAS ON ! JURY TO-DAY1 & WE HAVE CONDEMN$ A WOMAN TO ,SIB]IA1 AN 9NOC5T WOMAN4 ,?IS BO!RS ME V]Y MU*40 ,NEKHLUD(F1 TO HIS [N SURPRISE1 BLU%$ & BECAME CONFUS$4 ,FAN>9 GLANC$ AT HIM RAPIDLY1 & LOOK$ D[N AGA91 LI/5+4 

0,WELL80 

0,WE HAVE CONDEMN$ A WOMAN1 & ,I %\LD LIKE TO APPEAL TO A HI<] C\RT40 

0,TO ! ,S5ATE1 Y\ MEAN10 SAID ,FAN>91 CORRECT+ HIM4 

0,YES1 & ,I %\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\ TO TAKE ! CASE 9 H&40 ,NEKHLUD(F WANT$ TO GET ! MO/ DIFFICULT P>T OV]1 & ADD$1 0,I %ALL TAKE ! CO/S ( ! CASE ON MYSELF1 :ATEV] !Y MAY BE40 

0,OH1 WE %ALL SETTLE ALL ?AT10 SAID ! ADVOCATE1 SMIL+ ) CONDESC5SION AT ,NEKHLUD(F'S 9EXP]I5CE 9 !SE MATT]S4 0,:AT IS ! CASE80 

,NEKHLUD(F /AT$ :AT HAD HAPP5$4 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,I %ALL LOOK ! CASE ?R\< TO-MORR[ OR ! DAY AFT]--NO--BETT] ON ,?URSDAY4 ,IF Y\ WILL COME TO ME AT SIX O'CLOCK ,I WILL GIVE Y\ AN ANSW]4 ,WELL1 & N[ LET US GO2 ,I HAVE TO MAKE A FEW 9QUIRIES H]E40 

,NEKHLUD(F TOOK LEAVE ( HIM & W5T \T4 ,?IS TALK ) ! ADVOCATE1 & ! FACT ?AT HE HAD TAK5 MEASURES = ,MASLOVA'S DEF5SE1 QUIET$ HIM /ILL FUR!R4 ,HE W5T \T 9TO ! /REET4 ,! WEA!R WAS BEAUTIFUL1 & HE JOYFULLY DREW 9 A LONG BREA? ( SPR+ AIR4 ,HE WAS AT ONCE SURR\ND$ BY ISVO/*IKS (F]+ !IR S]VICES1 BUT HE W5T ON FOOT4 ,A :OLE SW>M ( PICTURES & MEMORIES ( ,KATU%A & HIS CONDUCT TO H] BEGAN :IRL+ 9 HIS BRA91 & HE FELT DEPRESS$ & EV]Y?+ APPE>$ GLOOMY4 0,NO1 ,I %ALL CONSID] ALL ?IS LAT] ON2 ,I MU/ N[ GET RID ( ALL !SE DISAGREEABLE IMPRESSIONS10 HE ?\<T TO HIMSELF4 

,HE REMEMB]$ ! ,KOR*AG9'S D9N] & LOOK$ AT HIS WAT*4 ,IT WAS NOT YET TOO LATE TO GET !RE 9 TIME4 ,HE HE>D ! R+ ( A PASS+ TRAMC>1 RAN TO CAT* IT1 & JUMP$ ON4 ,HE JUMP$ (F AGA9 :5 !Y GOT TO ! M>KET-PLACE1 TOOK A GOOD ISVO/*IK1 & T5 M9UTES LAT] WAS AT ! 5TRANCE ( ! ,KOR*AG9S' BIG H\SE4 

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