ould be glad, the lawyer, without lifting hiseyes, responded, adopting, with a certain satisfaction, thetone of his clients remarks, for me to lay before you allthe methods by which you could secure what you desire? brooke hogan naked And on receiving an assuring nod from AlexeyAlexandrovitch, he went on, stealing a glance now andthen at Alexey Alexandrovitchs face, which was growingred in patches.Divorce by our laws, he said, with a slight shade ofdisapprobation of our laws, is possible, as you are aware,in the following cases.... Wait a little! he called to a clerkwho put his head in at the door, but he got up all thesame, said a few words to him, and sat down again. ...Inthe following cases: physical defect in the married parties,deserti brooke hogan naked on without communication for five years, he said,crooking a short finger covered with hair, adultery (thisword he pronounced with obvious satisfaction),subdivided as follows (he continued to crook his fatfingers, though the three cases and their subdivisions couldobviously not be classified together): physical defect of thehusband or of the wife, adultery of the husband or of thewife. As by now all his fingers were used up, heuncrooked all his fingers and went on: This is thetheoretical view; but I imagine you have done me the804 of 1759
Anna Kareninahonor to apply to me in order to learn its application inpractice. And therefore, guided by prec brooke hogan naked edents, I mustinform you that in practice cases of divorce may all bereduced to the following— theres no physical defect, Imay assume, nor desertion?..Alexey Alexandrovitch bowed his head in assent.—May be reduced to the following: adultery of one ofthe married parties, and the detection in the fact of theguilty party by mutual agreement, and failing suchagreement, accidental detection. It must be admitted thatthe latter case is rarely met brooke hogan naked with in practice, said thelawyer, and stealing a glance at Alexey Alexandrovitch hepaused, as a man selling pistols, after enlarging on theadvantages of each weapon, might await his customerschoice. But Alexey Alexandrovitch said nothing, andtherefore the lawyer went on: The most usual and simple,the sensible course, I consider, is adultery by mutualconsent. I should not permit myself to express it so,speaking with a man of no education, he said, but Iimagine that to you this is comprehensible.Alexey Alexandrovitch was, however, so perturbed thathe did not immediately comprehend all the good sense ofadultery by mutual consent, and his eyes expressed this805 of 1759 brooke hogan naked
Anna Kareninauncertainty; but the lawyer promptly came to hisassistance.People cannot go on living together—here you have afact. And if both are agreed about it, the details andformalities become a matter of no importance. And at thesame time this is the simplest and most certain method.Alexey Alexandrovitch fully understood now. But hehad religious scruples, which hindered the execution ofsuch a plan.That is out of the question in the present case, he said.Only one alternative is possible: undesigned detection,supported by letters which I have.At the mention of letters the lawyer pursed up his lips,and gave utterance to a thin little compassionate andcontemptuous sound.Kindly consider, he began, cases of that kind are, asyou are aware, under ecclesiastical jurisdiction; thereverend fathers are fond of going into the minutest detailsin cases of that kind, he said with a smil brooke hogan naked
