That day he had two matters to see to: to interview a deputation from a subject-race which was in Moscow at that time, and give them instructions, and to write to the lawyer as he had promised.
Tenía que hacer dos cosas aquella mañana: primero, recibir y despedir la diputación de los autóctonos que se hallaba en Moscú y debía seguir hacia San Petersburgo; y segundo, escribir al abogado la carta prometida.