Preparation for the Case
- Although he's doing public work (what we might call activism) and studying religion, Gandhi's primary interest is the big case. He studies the facts in depth, heeding the maxim that facts make up the majority of the law.
- However, Gandhi manages to bring the two opposing parties together for arbitration.
- He also manages to get the victor to allow the loser to pay in installments, thus saving him from the disgrace of bankruptcy.
- Gandhi decides this is the true purpose of the law: to unite parties who have been driven apart.