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He had simply brought to him his friend, General Belcher, who, he believed, had a matter of business to propose. Then, telling Mr. Belcher that he should leave the coupé at his service, he retired. Mr. Belcher felt that he was already in court. Mr. Cavendish sat behind his desk in a judicial attitude, with his new client fronting him.
Another ten years pass and new governors of Mysia and Lydia rise against their king with the help of the Egyptians and Mausolus, client prince of Halicarnassus. Treachery or lack of resources and stability brought these rebels one after another to disaster; but an Empire whose great officers so often dare such adventures is drawing apace to its catastrophe.
My client was naturally anxious to get under way at once for the Canadian border, but was overruled in this by his henchmen, who demanded something to eat. We sat down to an impromptu meal, which was an odd affair indeed. Mrs. Cooke maintained her usual serenity, but said little, while Miss Trevor and I had many a mirthful encounter at the thought of the turn matters had taken.
The birds killed were all caring for their young in the nests at the time he and his hirelings shot them. There was a few years ago, in a Georgia city, an attorney who accepted the aigrette "scalps" of twenty-seven Egrets from a client who was unable to pay cash for a small service rendered. He told me he had much pleasure in distributing these among his lady friends.
Thornhill wants to sell them an old client of mine, Thornhill. He has applied to me on the matter. Do you think it an improvable property?" Randal listened with a livid cheek and a throbbing heart.
'To remain here! echoed Mr. Pickwick. 'To remain here, my dear Sir, rejoined Perker, leaning back in his chair and looking steadily at his client. 'How can you ask me? said that gentleman. 'It rests with Dodson and Fogg; you know that very well. 'I know nothing of the kind, retorted Perker firmly. 'It does NOT rest with Dodson and Fogg; you know the men, my dear Sir, as well as I do.
“Nevertheless I venture to suggest,” Fetyukovitch continued, “that in spite of his independent mind and just character, my opponent may have formed a mistaken prejudice against my unfortunate client. Oh, that is so natural; the unfortunate man has only too well deserved such prejudice. Outraged morality, and still more outraged taste, is often relentless.
This relation had not the distinctive character of a strict relation -de jure-, like that of a man to his guest: the client remained a man non-free, in whose case good faith and use and wont alleviated the condition of non-freedom.
'Snobby's in this, I see, Sir? he said to Mr Abel Garland. 'I thought he wasn't in the last trip because it was expected that his presence wouldn't be acceptable to the ancient buffalo. 'To whom, Sir? demanded Mr Abel. 'To the old gentleman, returned Mr Chuckster, slightly abashed. 'Our client prefers to take him now, said Mr Abel, drily.
Penniket, selecting and unfolding one of the documents. "It was made about a year ago by me. That is, I drafted it. It's a short, a very short and practical will, drafted from precise instructions given to me by my late client, your grandfather. I may as well tell you in a few words what it amounts to.
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