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YOUNG LAWYER. But this door is not for the public.
IVÁN PETRÓVICH. I know, but I am a man who should be admitted.
YOUNG LAWYER. Wait a bit--they'll adjourn in a minute. [Is just going,
when he meets Prince Abrézkov].
PRINCE ABRÉZKOV. May I ask how the case stands?
YOUNG LAWYER. The Counsel are speaking--Petrúshin is addressing the
Court.
Applause from within.
PRINCE ABRÉZKOV. And how do the defendants bear their position?
YOUNG LAWYER. With great dignity, especially Karénin and Elisabeth
Andréyevna. It is as if not they were being indicted, but they were
indicting society! That's what is felt, and on that Petrúshin is
working.
PRINCE ABRÉZKOV. Well, and Protásov?
YOUNG LAWYER. He is terribly excited. He trembles all over; but that is
natural, considering the life he leads. He is particularly irritable,
and interrupted the Public Prosecutor and Counsel several times ...
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