Answer:
The lawyer’s diction becomes gloomier.
Step-by-step explanation:
Anton P. Chekhov is the author of "The Bet" which tells the story of a bet between a banker and a lawyer. In this story they bet that the death penalty would be better or worse than life imprisonment. The lawyer begins to change his conviction about which would be the best in the course of history. At this point Chekhov gives this character an increasingly somber diction as the lawyer changes his perspective on life.