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English
1823
We were under the impression at one time that we ourselves knew something  just a little  about statutory and common law, but after paying attention to the legal points of one or two plays we found that we were mere children at it. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION AT ONE TIME THAT WE OURSELVES KNEW SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE ABOUT STATUTRY AND COMMON LAW BUT AFTER PAYING ATTENTION TO THE LEGAL POINTS OF ONE OR TWO PLAYS WE FIND THAT WE ARE MERE CHILDREN AT IT
lage appear to live in the front garden, but the hero evidently thinks it rather nice of them, as it enables him to make speeches to them from the front doorstep--his favorite recreation. There is generally a public-house immediately opposite. This is handy. These "estates" are a great anxiety to the stage hero. He is not what you would call a business man, as far as we can judge, and his attempts to manage his own property invariably land him in ruin and distraction. His "estates," however, always get taken away from him by the villain before the first act is over, and this saves him all further trouble with regard to them until the end of the play, when he gets saddled with them once more. Not but what it must be confessed that there is much excuse for the poor fellow's general bewilderment concerning his affairs and for his legal errors and confusions generally. Stage "law" may not be quite the most fearful and wonderful mystery in the whole universe, but it's near it--very near it.  THE NEIGHBOURING VILLAGE APPEAR TO LIVE IN THE FRONT GARDEN BUT THE HERO EVIDENTLY THINKS IT'S RATHER NICE OF THEM AS IT ENABLES HIM TO MAKE SPEECHES TO THEM FROM THE FRONT DOORSTEP HIS FAVORITE RECREATION THERE IS GENERALLY A PUBLIC HOUSE IMMEDIATELY OPPOSITE THIS IS HANDING THESE ESTATES ARE A GREAT ANXIETY TO THE STAGE HERO HE IS NOT WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A BUSINESS MAN AS FAR AS WE CAN JUDGE AND HIS ATTEMPTS TO MANAGE HIS OWN PROPERTY INVARIABLY LAND HIM IN RUIN AND DISTRACTION HIS ESTATES HOWEVER ALWAYS GET TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM BY THE VILLAIN BEFORE THE FIRST ACT IS OVER AND THIS SAVES ALL THE FURTHER TROUBLE WITH REGARD TO THEM UNTIL THE END OF THE PLAY WHEN HE GETS SADDLED WITH THEM ONCE MORE NOT BUT WHAT IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT THERE IS MUCH EXCUSE FOR THE POOR FELLOW'S GENERAL BEWILDERMENT CONCERNING HIS AFFAIRS AND FOR HIS LEGAL ERRORS AND CONFUSIONS GENERALLY STAGE LAW MAY NOT BE QUITE THE MOST FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL MYSTERY IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE BUT IT'S NEAR IT VERY NEAR IT
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