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,MASLOVA'S ,APPEAL 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEXT DAY ,MASLOVA'S CASE WAS TO BE EXAM9$ AT ! ,S5ATE1 & ,NEKHLUD(F & ! ADVOCATE MET AT ! MAJE/IC PORTAL ( ! BUILD+1 :]E SEV]AL C>RIAGES W]E WAIT+4 ,ASC5D+ ! MAGNIFIC5T & IMPOS+ /AIRCASE TO ! FIR/ FLOOR1 ! ADVOCATE1 :O KNEW ALL ! 9S & \TS ( ! PLACE1 TURN$ TO ! LEFT & 5T]$ ?R\< A DOOR :I* HAD ! DATE ( ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! ,CODE ( ,LAWS ABOVE IT4 

,AFT] TAK+ (F HIS OV]COAT 9 ! FIR/ N>R[ ROOM1 HE F\ND \T FROM ! ATT5DANT ?AT ! ,S5ATORS HAD ALL >RIV$1 & ?AT ! LA/ HAD JU/ COME 94 ,FAN>91 9 HIS SWALL[-TAIL COAT1 A :ITE TIE ABOVE ! :ITE %IRT-FRONT1 & A SELF-CONFID5T SMILE ON HIS LIPS1 PASS$ 9TO ! NEXT ROOM4 ,9 ?IS ROOM !RE W]E TO ! RI<T A L>GE CUPBO>D & A TABLE1 & TO ! LEFT A W9D+ /AIRCASE1 :I* AN ELEGANT (FICIAL 9 UNI=M WAS DESC5D+ ) A PORTFOLIO UND] HIS >M4 ,9 ?IS ROOM AN OLD MAN ) LONG1 :ITE HAIR & A PATRI>*AL APPE>ANCE ATTRACT$ EV]Y ONE'S ATT5TION4 ,HE WORE A %ORT COAT & GRAY TR\S]S4 ,TWO ATT5DANTS /OOD RESPECTFULLY BESIDE HIM4 ,! OLD MAN ) :ITE HAIR 5T]$ ! CUPBO>D & %UT HIMSELF 94 

,FAN>9 NOTIC$ A FELL[-ADVOCATE DRESS$ 9 ! SAME WAY AS HIMSELF1 ) A :ITE TIE & DRESS COAT1 & AT ONCE 5T]$ 9TO AN ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION ) HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS MEAN:ILE EXAM9+ ! PEOPLE 9 ! ROOM4 ,! PUBLIC CONSI/$ ( AB\T #ae P]SONS1 ( :OM TWO W]E LADIES--A Y\NG ONE ) A P9CE-NEZ1 & AN OLD1 GRAY-HAIR$ ONE4 

,A CASE ( LIBEL WAS TO BE HE>D ?AT DAY1 & !RE=E ! PUBLIC W]E MORE NUM]\S ?AN USUAL--*IEFLY P]SONS BELONG+ TO ! J\RNALI/IC WORLD4 

,! U%]1 A R$-*EEK$1 H&SOME MAN 9 A F9E UNI=M1 CAME UP TO ,FAN>9 & ASK$ HIM :AT HIS BUS9ESS WAS4 ,:5 HE HE>D ?AT IT WAS ! CASE ( ,MASLOVA1 HE NOT$ SOME?+ D[N & WALK$ AWAY4 ,!N ! CUPBO>D DOOR OP5$ & ! OLD MAN ) ! PATRI>*AL APPE>ANCE /EPP$ \T1 NO LONG] 9 A %ORT COAT BUT 9 A GOLD-TRIMM$ ATTIRE1 :I* MADE HIM LOOK LIKE A BIRD1 & ) METAL PLATES ON HIS BREA/4 ,?IS FUNNY CO/UME SEEM$ TO MAKE ! OLD MAN HIMSELF FEEL UNCOM=TABLE1 &1 WALK+ FA/] ?AN HIS WONT1 HE HURRI$ \T ( ! DOOR OPPOSITE ! 5TRANCE4 

0,?AT IS ,BAY1 A MO/ E/IMABLE MAN10 ,FAN>9 SAID TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 & !N HAV+ 9TRODUC$ HIM TO HIS COLLEAGUE1 HE EXPLA9$ ! CASE ?AT WAS AB\T TO BE HE>D1 :I* HE CONSID]$ V]Y 9T]E/+4 

,! HE>+ ( ! CASE SOON COMM5C$1 & ,NEKHLUD(F1 ) ! PUBLIC1 5T]$ ! LEFT SIDE ( ! ,S5ATE ,*AMB]4 ,!Y ALL1 9CLUD+ ,FAN>91 TOOK !IR PLACES BEH9D A GRAT+4 ,ONLY ! ,PET]SBURG ADVOCATE W5T UP TO A DESK 9 FRONT ( ! GRAT+4 

,! ,S5ATE ,*AMB] WAS NOT SO BIG AS ! ,CRIM9AL ,C\RT2 & WAS MORE SIMPLY FURNI%$1 ONLY ! TABLE 9 FRONT ( ! S5ATORS WAS COV]$ ) CRIMSON1 GOLD-TRIMM$ VELVET1 9/EAD ( GRE5 CLO?2 BUT ! ATTRIBUTES ( ALL PLACES ( JUDGM5T1 I4E41 ! MIRROR ( JU/ICE1 ! ICON1 ! EMBLEM ( HYPOCRISY1 & ! ,EMP]OR'S PORTRAIT1 ! EMBLEM ( S]VILITY1 W]E !RE4 

,! U%] ANN\NC$1 9 ! SAME SOLEMN MANN]3 0,! ,C\RT IS COM+40 ,EV]Y ONE ROSE 9 ! SAME WAY1 & ! S5ATORS 5T]$ 9 !IR UNI=MS & SAT D[N ON HI<BACK$ *AIRS & LEANT ON ! TABLE1 TRY+ TO APPE> NATURAL1 JU/ 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! JUDGES 9 ! ,C\RT ( ,LAW4 ,!RE W]E F\R S5ATORS PRES5T--,NIKIT91 :O TOOK ! *AIR1 A CLEAN-%AV$ MAN ) A N>R[ FACE & /EELY EYES2 ,WOLF1 ) SIGNIFICANTLY COMPRESS$ LIPS1 & LITTLE :ITE H&S1 ) :I* HE KEPT TURN+ OV] ! PAGES ( ! BUS9ESS PAP]S2 ,SKOVORODNIK(F1 A HEAVY1 FAT1 POCKM>K$ MAN--! LE>N$ LAWY]2 & ,BAY1 ! PATRI>*AL-LOOK+ MAN :O HAD >RIV$ LA/4 

,) ! ADVOCATES 5T]$ ! *IEF SECRET>Y & PUBLIC PROSECUTOR1 A LEAN1 CLEAN-%AV5 Y\NG MAN ( M$IUM HEI<T1 A V]Y D>K COMPLEXION1 & SAD1 BLACK EYES4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW HIM AT ONCE1 9 SPITE ( HIS CURI\S UNI=M & ! FACT ?AT HE HAD NOT SE5 HIM = SIX YE>S4 ,HE HAD BE5 ONE ( HIS BE/ FRI5DS 9 ,NEKHLUD(F'S /UD5T DAYS4 

0,! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ,SEL5980 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$1 TURN+ TO ! ADVOCATE4 

0,YES4 ,:Y80 

0,I KN[ HIM WELL4 ,HE IS A F9E FELL[40 

0,& A GOOD PUBLIC PROSECUTOR2 BUS9ESS-LIKE4 ,N[ HE IS ! MAN Y\ %\LD HAVE 9T]E/$40 

0,HE WILL ACT ACCORD+ TO HIS CONSCI5CE 9 ANY CASE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 RECALL+ ! 9TIMATE RELATIONS & FRI5D%IP BETWE5 HIMSELF & ,SEL591 & ! ATTRACTIVE QUALITIES ( ! LATT]--PURITY1 HONE/Y1 & GOOD BRE$+ 9 ITS BE/ S5SE4 

0,YES1 !RE IS NO TIME N[10 :ISP]$ ,FAN>91 :O WAS LI/5+ TO ! REPORT ( ! CASE ?AT HAD COMM5C$4 

,! ,C\RT ( ,JU/ICE WAS ACCUS$ ( HAV+ LEFT A DECISION ( ! ,C\RT ( ,LAW UNALT]$4 

,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$ & TRI$ TO MAKE \T ! MEAN+ ( :AT WAS GO+ ON2 BUT1 JU/ AS 9 ! ,CRIM9AL ,C\RT1 HIS *IEF DIFFICULTY WAS ?AT NOT ! EVID5TLY *IEF PO9T1 BUT SOME SIDE ISSUES1 W]E BE+ DISCUSS$4 ,! CASE WAS ?AT ( A NEWSPAP] :I* HAD PUBLI%$ ! ACC\NT ( A SW9DLE >RANG$ BY A DIRECTOR ( A LIMIT$ LIABILITY COMPANY4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT ! ONLY IMPORTANT QUE/ION WAS :E!R ! DIRECTOR ( ! COMPANY REALLY ABUS$ HIS TRU/1 & H[ TO /OP HIM FROM DO+ IT4 ,BUT ! QUE/IONS UND] CONSID]ATION W]E :E!R ! $ITOR HAD A RI<T TO PUBLI% ?IS >TICLE ( HIS CONTRIBUTOR1 & :AT HE HAD BE5 GUILTY ( 9 PUBLI%+ IT3 SL&] OR LIBEL1 & 9 :AT WAY SL&] 9CLUD$ LIBEL1 OR LIBEL 9CLUD$ SL&]1 & SOME?+ RA!R 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO ORD9>Y PEOPLE AB\T ALL SORTS ( /ATUTES & RESOLUTIONS PASS$ BY SOME ,G5]AL ,DEP>TM5T4 

,! ONLY ?+ CLE> TO ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ?AT1 9 SPITE ( :AT ,WOLF HAD SO /R5U\SLY 9SI/$ ON1 ! DAY BE=E1 I4E41 ?AT ! ,S5ATE C\LD NOT TRY A CASE ON ITS M]ITS1 9 ?IS CASE HE WAS EVID5TLY /RONGLY 9 FAVOR ( REPEAL+ ! DECISION ( ! ,C\RT ( ,JU/ICE1 & ?AT ,SEL591 9 SPITE ( HIS *>ACT]I/IC RETIC5CE1 /AT$ ! OPPOSITE OP9ION ) QUITE UNEXPECT$ W>M?4 ,! W>M?1 :I* SURPRIS$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 EV9C$ BY ! USUALLY SELF-CONTROLL$ ,SEL591 WAS DUE TO HIS KN[L$GE ( ! DIRECTOR'S %ABB9ESS 9 MONEY MATT]S1 & ! FACT1 :I* HAD ACCID5TALLY COME TO HIS C>S1 ?AT ,WOLF HAD BE5 TO A SWELL D9N] P>TY AT ! SW9DL]'S H\SE ONLY A FEW DAYS BE=E4 

,N[ ?AT ,WOLF SPOKE ON ! CASE1 GU>D$LY 5\<1 BUT ) EVID5T BIAS1 ,SEL59 BECAME EXCIT$1 & EXPRESS$ HIS OP9ION ) TOO MU* N]V\S IRRITATION = AN ORD9>Y BUS9ESS TRANSACTION4 

,IT WAS CLE> ?AT ,SEL59'S SPEE* HAD (F5D$ ,WOLF4 ,HE GREW R$1 MOV$ 9 HIS *AIR1 MADE SIL5T GE/URES ( SURPRISE1 & AT LA/ ROSE1 ) A V]Y DIGNIFI$ & 9JUR$ LOOK1 TOGE!R ) ! O!R S5ATORS1 & W5T \T 9TO ! DEBAT+-ROOM4 

0,:AT P>TICUL> CASE HAVE Y\ COME AB\T80 ! U%] ASK$ AGA91 ADDRESS+ ,FAN>94 

0,I HAVE ALREADY TOLD Y\3 ,MASLOVA'S CASE40 

0,YES1 QUITE SO4 ,IT IS TO BE HE>D TO-DAY1 BUT--0 

0,BUT :AT80 ! ADVOCATE ASK$4 

0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 ?IS CASE WAS TO BE EXAM9$ )\T TAK+ SIDES1 SO ?AT ! S5ATORS WILL H>DLY COME \T AGA9 AFT] PASS+ ! RESOLUTION4 ,BUT ,I WILL 9=M !M40 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN80 

0,I'LL 9=M !M2 ,I'LL 9=M !M40 ,& ! U%] AGA9 PUT SOME?+ D[N ON HIS PAP]4 

,! ,S5ATORS REALLY MEANT TO PRON\NCE !IR DECISION CONC]N+ ! LIBEL CASE1 & !N TO F9I% ! O!R BUS9ESS1 ,MASLOVA'S CASE AMONG IT1 OV] !IR TEA & CIG>ETTES1 )\T LEAV+ ! DEBAT+-ROOM4 

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