Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           Infact,ifyoudomethehonortointrustyourconfidencetome,youwilldowelltoleavemethechoiceofthemeasurestobeemployed.Ifonewantstheresult,onemustadmitthemeans.”

           “Ifitisso....”AlexeyAlexandrovitchbegan,suddenlyturningwhite;butatthatmomentthelawyerroseandagainwenttothedoortospeaktotheintrudingclerk.

           “Tellherwedon’thaggleoverfees!”hesaid,andreturnedtoAlexeyAlexandrovitch.

           Onhiswaybackhecaughtunobservedanothermoth.“Nicestatemyrepcurtainswillbeinbythesummer!”hethought,frowning.

           “Andsoyouweresaying?...”hesaid.

           “Iwillcommunicatemydecisiontoyoubyletter,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitch,gettingup,andheclutchedatthetable.Afterstandingamomentinsilence,hesaid:“FromyourwordsImayconsequentlyconcludethatadivorcemaybeobtained?Iwouldaskyoutoletmeknowwhatareyourterms.”

           “Itmaybeobtainedifyougivemecompletelibertyofaction,”saidthelawyer,notansweringhisquestion.“WhencanIreckononreceivinginformationfromyou?”heasked,movingtowardsthedoor,hiseyesandhisvarnishedbootsshining.

           “Inaweek’stime.Youranswerastowhetheryouwillundertaketoconductthecase,andonwhatterms,youwillbesogoodastocommunicatetome.”

           “Verygood.”

           Thelawyerbowedrespectfully,lethisclientoutofthedoor,and,leftalone,gavehimselfuptohissenseofamusement

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