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`` Thank you , '' he said , and lighted a cigarette . `` Which case shall be taken up first ? '' `` The poison case , I think , '' the secretary answered , with feigned indifference . `` Very well ; so let it be the poison case , '' said the justice , considering that that case could be disposed of by four o'clock and make it possible for him to keep the appointment . `` Has Matvei Nikitich arrived ? '' `` Not yet . '' `` Is Breae here ? ''