As all his fingers had been used he straightened them all out and continued: 'That is the theoretical view; but I suppose you have done me the honour of applying to me in order to learn the practical application of the law. Therefore, guided by the precedents, I have to inform you that cases of divorce all come to the following: – there is, I suppose, no physical defect or absence without news?...'
E perciò, facendomi guidare dagli antecedenti, devo dirvi che i casi di divorzio si riducono tutti ai seguenti: difetti fisici, niente, a quanto posso capire, e così pure assenza di notizie?...