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"Divorce," Alexey Alexandrovitch interrupted, in a tone of

aversion

"Yes, I iine that divorce--yes, divorce," Stepan Arkadyevitch

repeated, reddening "That is from every point of view the most

rational course for married people who find themselves in the

position you are in What can be done if ether? That hed heavily and closed his eyes

"There's only one point to be considered: is either of the

parties desirous of for new ties? If not, it is very

si more andwith e

to himself, and made no answer All that seemed so siht over

thousands of ti simple, it all seemed

to him utterly impossible Divorce, the details of which he knew

by this time, seemed to hinity and respect for religion forbade his

taking upon hie of adultery, and still

his wife, pardoned and beloved by hiht in the fact and put to public shame Divorce appeared to

hirounds

What would become of his son in case of a divorce? To leave him

with his mother was out of the question The divorced itimate family, in which his position as

a stepson and his education would not be good Keep hieance on his part, and