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English
1823
There are two moments in the course of his client's career that the stage lawyer particularly enjoys. The first is when the client comes unexpectedly into a fortune; the second when he unexpectedly loses it. THERE ARE TWO MOMENTS IN THE COURSE OF A CLIENT'S CAREER THAT THE STAGE LAWYER PARTICULARLY ENJOYS THE FIRST IS WHEN THE CLIENT COMES UNEXPECTEDLY INTO FORTUNE THE SECOND IS WHEN HE UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES IT
good in him, however, and he will no doubt be steady enough when he grows up. All the young men of the neighborhood worship him and the girls love him. "Here he comes," they say; "dear, dear old Jack--Jack, the darling boy--the headstrong youth--Jack, the leader of our juvenile sports--Jack, whose childish innocence wins all hearts. Three cheers for dancing, bright-eyed Jack!" On the other hand, ladies with the complexion of eighteen are, you learn as the story progresses, quite elderly women, the mothers of middle-aged heroes. The experienced observer of stage-land never jumps to conclusions from what he sees. He waits till he is told things. The stage lawyer never has any office of his own. He transacts all his business at his clients' houses. He will travel hundreds of miles to tell them the most trivial piece of legal information. It never occurs to him how much simpler it would be to write a letter. The item for "traveling expenses" in his bill of costs must be something enormous. S SO YOUNG AND LIGHT HEADED THERE IS GOOD IN HIM HOWEVER AND HE WILL NO DOUBT BE STEADY ENOUGH WHEN HE GROWS UP ALL THE YOUNG MEN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORSHIP HIM AND THE GIRLS LOVE HIM HERE HE COMES THEY SAY DEAR DEAR OLD JACK JACK THE DARLING BOY THE HEADSTRONG YOUTH JACK THE LEADER OF OUR JUVENILE SPORTS JACK WHOSE CHILDISH INNOCENCE WINDS ALL OUR HEARTS THREE CHEERS FOR DANCING BRIGHT EYED JACK ON THE OTHER HAND LADIES WITH THE COMPLEXION OF EIGHTEEN ARE YOU LEARN AS STORY PROGRESSES QUITE ELDERLY WOMEN THE MOTHERS OF MIDDLE AGED HEROES THE EXPERIENCED OBSERVER OF STAGE LAND NEVER JUMPS TO CONCLUSIONS FROM WHAT HE SEES HE WAITS TILL HE IS TOLD THINGS THE STAGE LAWYER NEVER HAS ANY OFFICE OF HIS OWN HE TRANSACTS ALL HIS BUSINESS AT HIS CLIENTS HOUSES HE WILL TRAVEL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO TELL THEM THE MOST TRIVIAL PIECE OF LEGAL INFORMATION IT NEVER OCCURS TO HIM HOW MUCH SIMPLY WOULD BE TO WRITE A LETTER THE ITEM FOR TRAVELLING EXPENSES IN THIS PILL OF COSTS MUST BE SOMETHING ENORMOUS
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