When the reading of the report of the external examination was

ended, the president heaved a sigh and raised his hand, hoping it

was finished; but the secretary at once went on to the

description of the internal examination. The president's head

again dropped into his hand and he shut his eyes. The merchant

next to Nekhludoff could hardly keep awake, and now and then his

body swayed to and fro. The prisoners and the gendarmes sat

The internal examination showed that: