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English
1823
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." 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
ver 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. 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. EROES 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 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
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