,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MASLOVA'S CASE WAS TO BE HE>D ! FOLL[+ DAY1 & 
,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO ! ,S5ATE4 ,HE MET ,FANIR9 AT ! 
5TRANCE TO ! MAGNIFIC5T ,S5ATE BUILD+1 :]E SEV]AL 
C>RIAGES W]E ALREADY WAIT+4 ,WALK+ UP ! 
GR&1 SOLEMN /AIRCASE TO ! SECOND FLOOR1 ! LAWY]1 
:O WAS FAMILI> ) ALL ! PASSAGES1 TURN$ 9TO A 
ROOM TO ! LEFT1 ON ! DOOR ( :I* WAS C>V$ ! YE> 
( ! 9/ITUTION ( ! ,CODE4 ,! LAWY] REMOV$ HIS 
OV]COAT1 REMA9+ 9 HIS DRESS-COAT & BLACK TIE ON A 
:ITE BOSOM1 & ) *E]FUL SELF-CONFID5CE WALK$ 
9TO ! NEXT ROOM4 ,!RE W]E AB\T FIFTE5 SPECTATORS 
PRES5T1 AMONG :OM W]E A Y\NG WOMAN 9 A P9CE-NEZ1 
& A GRAY-HAIR$ LADY4 ,A GRAY-HAIR$ OLD MAN ( 
PATRI>*AL MI51 WE>+ A BOX-COAT & GRAY TR\S]S1 
& ATT5D$ BY TWO M51 ATTRACT$ P>TICUL> ATT5TION4 
,HE CROSS$ ! ROOM & 5T]$ A W>DROBE4 

,AN U%]1 A H&SOME MAN ) R$ *EEKS & 9 A 
POMP\S UNI=M1 APPROA*$ ,FANIR9 ) A PIECE ( 
PAP] 9 HIS H& & ASK$ HIM 9 :AT CASE HE APPE>$4 
,BE+ TOLD ?AT 9 ,MASLOVA'S CASE1 ! U%] 
MADE A NOTE ( SOME?+ & W5T AWAY4 ,AT ?AT TIME 
! DOOR ( ! W>DROBE OP5$ & ! PATRI>*AL LOOK+ 
OLD MAN CAME =?1 NO LONG] 9 ! COAT1 BUT 9 A 
BRILLIANT UNI=M :I* MADE HIM RESEMBLE A BIRD4 ,HIS 
UNI=M EVID5TLY EMB>RASS$ ! OLD MAN1 & HE 
WALK$ 9TO ! ROOM OPPOSITE ! 5TRANCE ) QUICK] 
?AN HIS ORD9>Y /EP4 

,FANIR9 PO9T$ HIM \T TO ,NEKHLUD(F AS ,BE1 0A MO/ 
HONORABLE G5TLEMAN40 ,! SPECTATORS1 9CLUD+ ,FANIR91 
W5T 9TO ! NEXT ROOM & SEAT$ !MSELVES BEH9D 
! GRAT+ ON B5*ES RES]V$ = SPECTATORS4 ,ONLY ! 
,/4 ,PET]SBURG LAWY] TOOK A SEAT BEH9D A DESK ON ! 
O!R SIDE ( ! GRAT+4 

,! SESSION ROOM ( ! ,S5ATE WAS SMALL] ?AN ! 
ROOM ( ! ,CIRCUIT ,C\RT1 WAS FURNI%$ 9 SIMPL] /YLE1 
ONLY ! TABLE BEH9D :I* ! ,S5ATORS SAT WAS ( CRIMSON 
PLU% 9/EAD ( GRE5 CLO?1 BORD]$ ) GOLD 
LACE4 

,!RE W]E F\R ,S5ATORS4 ,! ,PRESID5T1 ,NIKIT91 
) A CLOSELY %AV$1 N>R[ FACE & /EEL-GRAY EYES2 
,WOLF1 ) ?9 LIPS & SMALL :ITE H&S1 ) :I* 
HE WAS TURN+ OV] ! PAP]S BE=E HIM2 !N ,SKOVORODNIK(F1 
/\T1 MASSIVE & POCK-M>K$1 & A V]Y 
LE>N$ JURI/1 & F9ALLY1 ,BE1 ! SAME P>TRI>*AL OLD 
MAN1 :O WAS ! LA/ TO >RIVE4 ,IMM$IATELY BEH9D ! 
,S5ATORS CAME ! ,*IEF ,SECRET>Y & ,ASSOCIATE ,ATTORNEY 
,G5]AL4 ,HE WAS A Y\NG MAN ( M$IUM HEI<T1 
%AV$1 LEAN1 ) A V]Y D>K FACE & BLACK1 SAD EYES4 
,NEKHLUD(F RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 NOT)/&+ HIS /RANGE 
UNI=M & ! FACT ?AT HE HAD NOT SE5 HIM = AB\T 
SIX YE>S1 AS ONE ( HIS BE/ FRI5DS DUR+ HIS /UD5T 
LIFE4 

0,IS ! ASSOCIATE'S NAME ,SEL5980 HE ASK$ ! LAWY]4 

0,YES1 :Y80 

0,I KN[ HIM V]Y WELL2 HE IS AN EXCELL5T MAN----0 

0,& A GOOD ASSOCIATE ( ! ,ATTORNEY ,G5]AL--V]Y 
S5SIBLE4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 WELL TO SEE HIM10 SAID 
,FANIR94 

0,AT ALL EV5TS1 HE WILL FOLL[ ! DICTATES ( HIS CONSCI5CE10 
SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 REMEMB]+ HIS CLOSE RELATIONS 
) & FRI5D%IP = ,SEL591 & ! LATT]'S 
*>M+ QUALITIES ( PURITY1 HONE/Y & GOOD BRE$+1 
9 ! BE/ S5SE ( ! WORD4 

,! FIR/ CASE BE=E ! ,S5ATE WAS AN APPEAL FROM ! 
DECISION ( ! ,CIRCUIT ,C\RT ( ,APPEALS AFFIRM+ A JUDGM5T 
9 FAVOR ( ! PUBLI%] ( A NEWSPAP] 9 A LIBEL 
SUIT BR\<T AGA9/ HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$ & TRI$ TO UND]/& ! >GUM5TS 
9 ! CASE1 BUT AS 9 ! ,CIRCUIT ,C\RT1 ! *IEF 
DIFFICULTY 9 UND]/&+ :AT WAS GO+ ON WAS F\ND 
9 ! FACT ?AT ! DISCUSSION C5T]$ NOT ON :AT APPE>$ 
NATURALLY TO BE ! MA9 PO9T1 BUT ON SIDE ISSUES4 

,! LIBEL CONSI/$ 9 AN >TICLE ACCUS+ ! PRESID5T 
( A /OCK COMPANY ( SW9DL+4 ,IT SEEM$1 !N1 ?AT 
! MA9 PO9T TO CONSID] WAS1 :E!R OR NOT ! PRESID5T 
WAS GUILTY ( SW9DL+ ! /OCKHOLD]S1 & :AT 
WAS TO BE DONE TO /OP HIS SW9DL+4 ,BUT ?IS WAS NEV] 
M5TION$4 ,! QUE/IONS DISCUSS$ W]E3 ,HAD ! 
PUBLI%] ! LEGAL RI<T TO PR9T ! >TICLE ( ITS REPORT]8 
,:AT CRIME HAS HE COMMITT$ BY PR9T+ IT--DEFAMATION 
OR LIBEL8 ,& DOES DEFAMATION 9CLUDE LIBEL1 
OR LIBEL DEFAMATION8 ,& A NUMB] ( O!R ?+S UN9TELLIGIBLE 
TO ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ V>I\S LAWS & 
DECISIONS ( SOME 0,G5]AL ,DEP>TM5T40 

,! ONLY ?+ ,NEKHLUD(F DID UND]/& WAS ?AT1 
?\< ,WOLF HAD /]NLY SUGGE/$ BUT YE/]DAY ?AT 
! ,S5ATE C\LD NOT CONSID] ! SUB/ANCE ( A CASE1 9 
! CASE AT B> HE >GU$ ) EVID5T P>TIALITY 9 FAVOR 
( REV]S+ ! JUDGM5T1 & ?AT ,SEL591 9 SPITE ( 
HIS *>ACT]I/IC RES]VE1 >GU$ 9 FAVOR ( AFFIRM+ ! 
JUDGM5T ) UNEXPECT$ F]VOR4 ,! CAUSE ( ,SEL59'S 
>DOR LAY 9 ! FACT ?AT HE KNEW ! PRESID5T 
( ! /OCK COMPANY TO BE DI%ONE/ 9 MONEY AFFAIRS1 
:ILE HE ACCID5TALLY LE>N$ ?AT ,WOLF1 ALMO/ ON ! EVE 
( ! HE>+ ( ! CASE1 HAD ATT5D$ A SUMPTU\S 
D9N] AT ! PRESID5T'S H\SE4 ,& N[1 :5 ,WOLF1 
?\< ) GREAT CAUTION1 %[$ UND\BT$ P>TIALITY1 
,SEL59 BECAME EXCIT$ & EXPRESS$ HIS OP9ION ) 
MORE N]V\SNESS ?AN AN ORD9>Y CASE W\LD JU/IFY4 
,WOLF WAS EVID5TLY (F5D$ BY ! SPEE*2 HE TWIT*$ 
N]V\SLY1 *ANG$ COLOR1 MADE SIL5T GE/URES ( WOND]1 
& ) AN HAU<TY AIR ( BE+ (F5D$ HE DEP>T$ 
) ! O!R ,S5ATORS 9TO ! DELIB]ATION-ROOM4 

0,:AT CASE >E Y\ 9T]E/$ 980 ! U%] AGA9 
ASK$ ,FANIR91 AS SOON AS ! ,S5ATORS HAD LEFT ! ROOM4 

0,I HAVE ALREADY TOLD Y\ ?AT ,I AM H]E 9 BEHALF ( 
,MASLOVA40 

0,?AT IS SO4 ,! CASE WILL BE HE>D TO-DAY4 ,BUT----0 

0,:AT IS ?AT80 ASK$ ! LAWY]4 

0,Y\ SEE1 ! CASE WAS TO BE >GU$ )\T C\NSEL1 
SO ?AT ! ,S5ATORS W\LD H>DLY CONSID] IT 9 OP5 
SESSION4 ,BUT--,I WILL ANN\NCE----0 & HE MADE A NOTE 
ON ! PIECE ( PAP]4 

,! ,S5ATORS REALLY 9T5D$1 AFT] ANN\NC+ !IR 
DECISION 9 ! LIBEL CASE1 TO CONSID] ! O!R CASES1 9CLUD+ 
,MASLOVA'S1 :ILE DR9K+ !IR TEA & SMOK+ 
CIG>ETTES 9 ! CONSULTATION-ROOM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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