, owingtoanattackofillnessorsomesortoffit, thewitnesscouldnotappearatthemoment, .
, especiallythetworivalladies, ; , , lookingatnoone, andwithhisheadbowed, , buthisfacemadeapainfulimpression, onmeatleast: therewasanearthylookinit, alooklikeadyingman'; "Ah!" Irememberthat, butitwashardlynoticed.
ThePresidentbeganbyinforminghimthathewasawitnessnotonoath, thathemightanswerorrefusetoanswer, butthat, ofcourse, hemustbearwitnessaccordingtohisconscience, andsoon, , buthisfacegraduallyrelaxedintoasmile, andassoonasthePresident, lookingathiminastonishment, finished, helaughedoutright.
"Well, andwhatelse?" heaskedinaloudvoice.
Therewasahushinthecourt; .
"You...areperhapsstillunwell?" hebegan, lookingeverywherefortheusher.
"Don'ttroubleyourself, yourexcellency, Iamwellenoughandcantellyousomethinginteresting," Ivanansweredwithsuddencalmnessandrespectfulness.
"Youhavesomespecialcommunicationtomake?" thePresidentwenton, stillmistrustfully.
Ivanlookeddown, waitedafewsecondsand, raisinghishead, answered, almoststammering:
"No...Ihaven'."
, asitwere, reluctantly, withextremebrevity, withasortofdisgustwhichgrewmoreandmoremarked, 'smoneyrelationswithDmitri."Iwasn'tinterestedinthesubject," .
"Thesamethingoverandoveragain," heinterruptedsuddenly, withalookofweariness."Ihavenothingparticulartotellthecourt."
"Iseeyouareunwellandunderstandyourfeelings," thePresidentbegan.
Heturnedtotheprosecutorandthecounselforthedefensetoinvitethemtoexaminethewitness, ifnecessary, whenIvansuddenlyaskedinanexhaustedvoice:
