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He had employed him because he was the family lawyer, and because he was a friend of Doctor Queerington's. At the end of the first week he realized that he had made a mistake, and confided the fact to Noah Wicker. Noah, having successfully worked through the law course at the university, was now, by the persistent efforts of Miss Lady, occupying a dark corner of Mr. Gooch's outer office.
Lawyer Gooch's client banged his fist upon the table to punctuate his generosity. "If that is the case " began the lawyer. "Lady to see you, sir," bawled Archibald, bouncing in from his anteroom. He had orders to always announce immediately any client that might come. There was no sense in turning business away.
Bible stories and Watt's hymns were more to Clarence than even to me, and he used to ask questions for which Gooch's theology was quite insufficient, and which brought the invariable answers, 'Now, Master Clarry, I never did! Little boys should not ask such questions! 'What's the use of your pretending, sir! It's all falseness, that's what it is!
Gooch's experiments upon a train weighing 100 tons, the resistance of the engine and tender at 13.1 miles per hour was found by the indicator to be 12.38 lbs.; the resistance per ton of the train, as ascertained by the dynamometer, was at the same speed 7.58 lbs., and the average resistance of locomotive and train was 9.04 lbs.
A witness had been permitted to make a statement over Mr. Gooch's objection, and Noah had succeeded in finding a previous decision that made him believe a reversal was practically certain. Somehow since his story was accepted, Donald found it much easier to share Noah's confidence. Waves of returning courage swept over him.
The situation was now one that fully satisfied Lawyer Gooch's love of intricacy and complication. He revelled in cases that presented such subtle problems and possibilities. It pleased him to think that he was master of the happiness and fate of the three individuals who sat, unconscious of one another's presence, within his reach. His old figure of the ship glided into his mind.
It is obvious that that part of the working-class which, working diligently by the light of Mrs. Gooch's Golden Rule, looks forward to the happy day when it will sit on thrones with Mr. Bazley and other middle-class potentates, to survey, as Mr.
Gooch's Golden Rule, or the Divine Injunction "Be ye Perfect" done into British, the sentence Sir Daniel Gooch's mother repeated to him every morning when he was a boy going to work: "Ever remember, my dear Dan, that you should look forward to being some day manager of that concern!" this fruitful maxim is perfectly fitted to shine forth in the heart of the Hyde Park rough also, and to be his guiding-star through life.
But we mustn't expect everything." Billy was about to speak, but Psmith suddenly held up his hand warningly. From the room below came a sound of feet. For a moment the silence was tense. Then from Mr. Gooch's lips there escaped a screech. "This way! They're up " The words were cut short as Billy banged his hand over the speaker's mouth. But the thing was done. "On top de roof," cried a voice.
If I can't clear you with or without money, I'd better give up the practice of law right here and now. Do you think you'd be willing to trust me?" Donald hesitated for a moment, glancing from Noah's honest, homely face to Mr. Gooch's sneering one, then he jumped to a decision. "It's a go, Wick! And the fee " Noah extended a hand, the breadth of whose palm has already been commented upon.
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