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English
1823
We should not care to be the client of a farcical comedy stage lawyer. Legal transactions are trying to the nerves under the most favorable circumstances; conducted by a farcical stage lawyer, the business would be too exciting for us. WE SHOULD NOT CARE TO BE THE CLIENT OF A FARCICAL COMEDY LAWYER LEGAL TRANSACTIONS ARE TRYING TO THE NERVES UNDER THE MOST FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES CONDUCTED BY A FARCICAL STAGE LAWYER THE BUSINESS WOULD BE TOO EXCITING FOR US
 by the bye, is not quite so sure about this latter point, but the lawyer is fixed on the idea. In stage literature of a frivolous nature the lawyer is a very different individual. In comedy he is young, he possesses chambers, and he is married (there is no doubt about this latter fact); and his wife and his mother-in-law spend most of the day in his office and make the dull old place quite lively for him. He only has one client. She is a nice lady and affable, but her antecedents are doubtful, and she seems to be no better than she ought to be--possibly worse. But anyhow she is the sole business that the poor fellow has--is, in fact, his only source of income, and might, one would think, under such circumstances be accorded a welcome by his family. But his wife and his mother-in-law, on the contrary, take a violent dislike to her, and the lawyer has to put her in the coal-scuttle or lock her up in the safe whenever he hears either of these female relatives of his coming up the stairs. HE GENTLEMAN WHO DID MARRY HER BY THE BYE IS NOT QUITE SO SURE ABOUT THIS LATTER POINT BUT THE LAWYER IS FIXED ON THE IDEA IN STAGE LITERATURE OF A FRIVOLOUS NATURE THE LAWYER IS A VERY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL IN COMEDY HE IS YOUNG HE POSSESSES CHAMBERS AND HE IS MARRIED THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THE LATTER FACT AND HIS WIFE AND HIS MOTHER IN LAW SPEND MOST OF THE DAY IN HIS OFFICE AND MAKE THE DOORPLACE QUITE LIVELY FOR HIM HE HAS ONLY ONE CLIENT SHE IS A NICE LADY AND AFFABLE BUT HER ANTECEDENTS ARE DOUBTFUL AND SHE SEEMS TO BE NO BETTER THAN SHE OUGHT TO BE POSSIBLY WORSE BUT ANYWHERE BUT ANYHOW SHE IS THE SOLE BUSINESS THAT THE POOR FELLOW HAS IS IN FACT HIS ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME AND MIGHT ONE THINK UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES BE ACCORDED A WELCOME BY HIS FAMILY BUT HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW ON THE CONTRARY TAKE A VIOLENT DISLIKE TO HER THE LAWYER HAS TO PUT HER IN THE COAL SCUTTLE OR LOCK HER UP IN THE SAFE WHENEVER HE HEARS OF EITHER OF THESE FEMALE RELATIVES OF HIS COMING UP THE STAIRS
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