[He... doubts that this will work, but he has to try. The administration clearly knows a lot about all of them... so they might now about the people close to them as well. He knows he won't be able to find any information on Dostoevsky to shake Gogol's highly misplaced faith in him on his own... but maybe someone in the administration can.]
Is now a good time to talk? I... need to ask a favor of you.
Week 7
Is now a good time to talk? I... need to ask a favor of you.