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1823
He has no idea of business hours, has the stage lawyer  to make the thing as unpleasant as possible seems to be his only anxiety. HE HAS NO IDEA OF BUSINESS HOURS AS THE SAGE LAWYER TO MAKE A THING AS UNPLEASANT AS POSSIBLE SEEMS TO BE HIS ONLY ANXIETY
 of triumph and scratches his chin. "You had a mother, too, if I am informed correctly," he continues. It is idle attempting to escape this man's supernatural acuteness, and the client owns up to having had a mother also. From this the lawyer goes on to communicate to the client, as a great secret, the whole of his (the client's) history from his cradle upward, and also the history of his nearer relatives, and in less than half an hour from the old man's entrance, or say forty minutes at the outside, the client almost knows what the business is about. On the other occasion, when the client has lost his fortune, the stage lawyer is even still happier. He comes down himself to tell the misfortune (he would not miss the job for worlds), and he takes care to choose the most unpropitious moment possible for breaking the news. On the eldest daughter's birthday, when there is a big party on, is his favorite time. He comes in about midnight and tells them just as they are going down to supper. AWYER SMILES WITH A QUIET SMILE OF TRIUMPH AND SCRATCHES HIS CHIN YOU HAD A MOTHER TOO IF I AM INFORMED CORRECTLY HE CONTINUES IT IS IDLE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE THIS MAN'S SUPERNATURAL ACUTENESS AND THE CLIENT OWNS UP TO HAVING A MOTHER ALSO FROM THIS THE LAWYER GOES ON TO COMMUNICATE TO THE CLIENT AS A GREAT SECRET THE WHOLE OF HIS THE CLIENT'S HISTORY FROM HIS CRADLE UPWARD AND ALSO THE HISTORY OF HIS NEARER RELATIVES AND IN LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR FROM THE OLD MAN'S ENTRANCE OR SAY FORTY MINUTES AT THE OUTSIDE THE CLIENT ALMOST KNOWS WHAT THE BUSINESS IS ABOUT ON THE OTHER OCCASION WHEN THE CLIENT HAS LOST HIS FORTUNE THE STAGE LAWYER IS EVEN STILL HAPPIER HE COMES DOWN HIMSELF TO TELL THE MISFORTUNE HE WOULD NOT MISS THE JOB FOR WORLDS AND HE TAKES CARE TO CHOOSE THE MOST UNPROPIOUS MOMENT POSSIBLE FOR BREAKING THE NEWS ON THE ELDEST DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY WHEN THERE IS A BIG PARTY ON IS HIS FAVORITE TIME HE COMES IN ABOUT MIDNIGHT AND TELLS THEM JUST AS THEY ARE GOING TO STAND TO SUPPER
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