Анна Кареніна

Chapter 5

           

           “Youdesiremyassistanceinsecuringadivorce?”

           “Yes,preciselyso;butIoughttowarnyouthatImaybewastingyourtimeandattention.Ihavecomesimplytoconsultyouasapreliminarystep.Iwantadivorce,buttheforminwhichitispossibleisofgreatconsequencetome.ItisverypossiblethatifthatformdoesnotcorrespondwithmyrequirementsImaygiveupalegaldivorce.”

           “Oh,that’salwaysthecase,”saidthelawyer,“andthat’salwaysforyoutodecide.”

           HelethiseyesrestonAlexeyAlexandrovitch’sfeet,feelingthathemightoffendhisclientbythesightofhisirrepressibleamusement.Helookedatamoththatflewbeforehisnose,andmovedhishands,butdidnotcatchitfromregardforAlexeyAlexandrovitch’sposition.

           “Thoughintheirgeneralfeaturesourlawsonthissubjectareknowntome,”pursuedAlexeyAlexandrovitch,“Ishouldbegladtohaveanideaoftheformsinwhichsuchthingsaredoneinpractice.”

           “Youwouldbeglad,”thelawyer,withoutliftinghiseyes,responded,adopting,withacertainsatisfaction,thetoneofhisclient’sremarks,“formetolaybeforeyouallthemethodsbywhichyoucouldsecurewhatyoudesire?”

           AndonreceivinganassuringnodfromAlexeyAlexandrovitch,hewenton,stealingaglancenowandthenatAlexeyAlexandrovitch’sface,whichwasgrowingredinpatches.

           “Divorcebyourlaws,”hesaid,withaslightshadeofdisapprobationofourlaws,“ispossible,asyouareaware,inthefollowingcases....

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