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"Your own fault, you know,

"We'd all be in 'eaven were it not for hour sins"

"Oh yes, yes; we all know that," and both laughed un-naturally

"Oh, Prince Nekhludoff! Please to step in," said Fanarin, seeing

hi once more to the merchant, he led Nekhludoff

into his business cabinet, furnished in a severely correct style

"Won't you s down opposite

Nekhludoff and trying to conceal a smile, apparently still

excited by the success of the accomplished transaction

"Thanks; I have come about Maslova's case"

"Yes, yes; directly! But oh, what rogues these fat s

are!" he said "You saw this here fellow Why, he has about

twelve million roubles, and he cannot speak correctly; and if he

can get a twenty-five rouble note out of you he'll have it, if

he's to wrench it out with his teeth"

"He says ''eaven' and 'hour,' and you say 'this here fellow,'"

Nekhludoff thought, with an insur of aversion

towards this man ished to show by his free and easy ed to one and the saed to another

"He has worried me to death--a fearful scoundrel I felt I s," said the advocate, as if to excuse his

speaking about things that had no reference to business "Well,

how about your case? I have read it attentively, but do not

approve of it I reenhorn of an advocate has left no

valid reason for an appeal"

"Well, then, what have you decided?"