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"I should be very much obliged to you," said Mr. Buxton. "You would be doing me a kindness. If you meet with a purchaser, and can manage the affair, I would rather that you drew out the deeds for the transfer of the property. It would be the beginning of business for you; and I only hope I should bring you good luck." I SHOULD BE VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU SAID MISTER BUXTON YOU WOULD BE DOING ME A KINDNESS IF YOU MEET WITH A PURCHASER AND CAN MANAGE THE AFFAIR I'D RATHER THAT YOU DREW OUT THE DEEDS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY IT WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF BUSINESS FOR YOU AND I ONLY HOPE I SHOULD BRING YOU GOOD LUCK
re did not seem loophole for the desired verdict; but through some conjuration, it always came uppermost at last. He had a graphic way of relating things; and, as he did not spare epithets in his designation of the opposing party, Mr. Buxton took it upon trust that the defendant or the prosecutor (as it might happen) was a "pettifogging knave," or a "miserly curmudgeon," and rejoiced accordingly in the triumph over him gained by the ready wit of "our governor," Mr. Bish. At last he became so deeply impressed with Edward's knowledge of law, as to consult him about some cottage property he had in Woodchester. "I rather think there are twenty-one cottages, and they don't bring me in four pounds a-year; and out of that I have to pay for collecting. Would there be any chance of selling them? They are in Doughty-street; a bad neighborhood, I fear." "Very bad," was Edward's prompt reply. "But if you are really anxious to effect a sale, I have no doubt I could find a purchaser in a short time.  STATED HIS CASE SO THAT THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE LOOPHOLE FOR THE DESIRED VERDICT BUT THROUGH SOME CONJURATION IT ALWAYS CAME UPPERMOST AT LAST HE HAD A GRAPHIC WAY OF RELATING THINGS AND AS HE DID NOT SPARE EPITHETS IN HIS DESIGNATION OF THE OPPOSING PARTY MISTER BUXTON TOOK IT UPON TRUST THAT THE DEFENDANT OR THE PROSECUTOR AS IT MIGHT HAPPEN WAS A PETTIFOGGING KNAVE OR A MISERLY CURMUDGEON AND REJOICED ACCORDINGLY IN THE TRIUMPH OVER HIM GAINED BY THE READY WIT OF OUR GOVERNOR MISTER BISH AT LAST HE BECAME SO DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH EDWARD'S KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AS TO CONSULT HIM ABOUT SOME COTTAGE PROPERTY HE HAD IN WOODCHESTER I RATHER THINK THERE ARE TWENTY ONE COTTAGES AND THEY DON'T BRING ME IN FOUR POUNDS A YEAR AND OUT OF THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR COLLECTING WOULD IT BE ANY CHANCE OF SELLING THEM THEY'RE IN DOUGHTY STREET A BAD NEIGHBOURHOOD I FEAR VERY BAD WAS EDWARD'S PROMPT REPLY BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY ANXIOUS TO EFFECT A SALE I HAVE NO DOUBT I COULD FIND A PURCHASER IN A SHORT TIME
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