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English
1823
They all go about telling their own and their friends' secrets to perfect strangers on the stage. Whenever two people have five minutes to spare on the stage they tell each other the story of their lives. "Sit down and I will tell you the story of my life" is the stage equivalent for the "Come and have a drink" of the outside world. THEY ALL GO ABOUT TELLING THEIR OWN AND THEIR FRIENDS SECRETS TO PERFECT STRANGERS ON THE STAGE WHENEVER TWO PEOPLE HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPARE ON STAGE THEY TELL EACH OTHER THE STORY OF THEIR LIVES SIT DOWN AND I WILL TELL YOU THE STORY OF MY LIFE IS THE STAGE EQUIVALENT OF COME AND HAVE A DRINK OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD
iss 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. 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. If he cannot work it for a birthday, then he waits till there's a wedding on, and gets up early in the morning on purpose to run down and spoil the show. To enter among a crowd of happy, joyous fellow-creatures and leave them utterly crushed and miserable is the stage lawyer's hobby. The stage lawyer is a very talkative gentleman. He regards the telling of his client's most private affairs to every stranger that he meets as part of his professional duties. A good gossip with a few chance acquaintances about the family secrets of his employers is food and drink for the stage lawyer. ISFORTUNE 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 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 IF HE CANNOT WORK IT FOR A BIRTHDAY THEN HE WAITS TILL THERE'S A WEDDING ON GETS UP EARLY IN THE MORNING ON PURPOSE TO RUN DOWN AND SPOIL THE SHOW TO ENTER AMONG THE CROWD OF HAPPY JOYOUS FELLOW CREATURES AND LEAVE THEM UTTERLY CRUSHED AND MISERABLE IS THE STAGE LAWY'S HOBBY THE STAGE LAWYER IS A VERY TALKATIVE GENTLEMAN HE REGARDS THE TELLING OF HIS CLIENT'S MOST PRIVATE AFFAIRS TO EVERY STRANGER THAT HE MEETS AS PART OF HIS PROFESSIONAL DUTIES A GOOD GOSSIP WITH A FEW CHANCE ACQUAINTANCES ABOUT THE FAMILY SECRETS OF HIS EMPLOYERS IS FOOD AND DRINK FOR THE STAGE LAWYER
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