caught her up, passed her, and stopped. She had ceased crying and

only sobbed, wiping her red, discoloured face with the end of the

kerchief on her head. She passed without noticing him. Then he

hurried back to see the president. The latter had already left

the court, and Nekhludoff followed him into the lobby and went up

to him just as he had put on his light grey overcoat and was

taking the silver-mounted walking-stick which an attendant was

"Sir, may I have a few words with you concerning some business I