The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.
"And then she squarely declared to her husband," said the lawyer with a smile, as I passed by them, "that she neither could nor would live with him, because".

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And he continued, but I did not hear the rest of the sentence, my attention being distracted by the passing of the conductor and a new traveller.

When silence was restored, I again heard the lawyer's voice.

The conversation had passed from a special case to general considerations.
"And afterward comes discord, financial difficulties, disputes between the two parties, and the couple separate.