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English
1823
The client starts. How on earth did this calm, thin, keen eyed old man in black know that he had a father? THE CLIENT STARTS HOW ON EARTH DID THIS CALM THIN KEEN EYED OLD MAN IN BLACK KNOW THAT HE HAD A FATHER
. 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. 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. In the former case, upon learning the good news the stage lawyer at once leaves his business and hurries off to the other end of the kingdom to bear the glad tidings. He arrives at the humble domicile of the beneficiary in question, sends up his card, and is ushered into the front parlor. He enters mysteriously and sits left--client sits right. An ordinary, common lawyer would come to the point at once, state the matter in a plain, business-like way, and trust that he might have the pleasure of representing, etc., etc.; but such simple methods are not those of the stage lawyer. He looks at the client and says: "You had a father. ECE 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 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 IN THE FORMER UPON LEARNING THE GOOD NEWS THE STAGE LAWYER AT ONCE LEAVES HIS BUSINESS AND HURRIES OFF TO THE OTHER END OF THE KINGDOM TO BEAR THE GLAD TIDINGS HE ARRIVES AT THE HUMBLE DOMICILE OF THE BENEFICIARY IN QUESTION SENDS UP HIS CARD AND IS USHERED INTO THE FRONT PARLOUR HE ENTERS MYSTERIOUSLY AND SITS LEFT CLIENT SITS RIGHT AN ORDINARY COMMON LAWYER WOULD COME TO THE POINT AT ONCE STATE THE MATTER IN A PLAIN BUSINESS LIKE WAY AND TRUST THAT HE MIGHT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING ET CETERA ET CETERA BUT THE SIMPLE METHODS ARE NOT THOSE OF THE STAGE LAWYER HE LOOKS AT THE CLIENT AND SAYS YOU HAD A FATHER
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