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His conversation with the president and the fresh air quieted

Nekhludoff a little He now thought that the feelings experienced

by his in which

he had spent the whole of thecoincidence Still, it was absolutely necessary to take

sohten Maslova's fate, and to take them quickly

"Yes, at once! It will be best to find out here in the court

where the advocate Fanarin or Mikishin lives" These were two

well-known advocates whom Nekhludoff called to mind He returned

to the court, took off his overcoat, and went upstairs In the

first corridor he met Fanarin hi to look him up on a ht and nalad to be of service to hih I am rather tired, still, if your business will not take

very long, perhaps you ht tell me what it is now Will you

step in here?" And he led Nekhludoff into a rooe's cabinet They sat down by the table

"Well, and what is your business?"

"First of all, I must ask you to keep the business private I do

not want it known that I take an interest in the affair"

"Oh, that of course Well?"

"I was on the jury to-day, and we have condemned a woman to

Siberia, an innocent woman This bothers me very much"

Nekhludoff, to his own surprise, blushed and becalanced at hi

"Well?"

"We have condeher court"