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"'Skate, my dear friend, said I, in a most dolorous tone, 'out of the question; see, I am chained to a devilish knotty case with Kinshella and Mills. "'Confound your humbugging, said another, 'that may do very well in Dublin for the attorneys, but not with us. "'I don't well understand you, I replied; 'there is the brief.
"'Then we must be stirring, said he. 'Waiter, chaise and pair in five minutes, d'ye hear? Power, my boy, I don't want you; stay here and study your brief. It's little trouble Counsellor Kinshella will give you in the morning.
"The port was soon despatched, and with it went all the scruples of conscience I had at first felt for the cruel ruse we had just practised. Scarcely was the other bottle called for when we heard the landlord calling out in a stentorian voice, "'Two horses for Goran Bridge to meet Counsellor Kinshella. "'That's the other fellow? said Casey. "'It is, said I.
If the Lord were, in His mercy, to remove old Mills and Kinshella before Tuesday, who knows but my fortune might be made? This supposition once started, set me speculating upon all the possible chances that might cut off two king's counsel in three days, and left me fairly convinced that my own elevation was certain, were they only removed from my path.
"'Counsellor, said he, 'handsel. "'What do you mean? said I, jumping out of bed. 'What is it, you villain? "'A brief. "'A brief. So I see; but it's for Counsellor Kinshella, below stairs. That was the first name written on it. "'Bethershin, said he, 'Mr. M'Grath bid me give it to you carefully.
However, on I went, blundering, floundering, and foundering at every step; and at half-past four, amidst the greatest and most uproarious mirth of the whole court, heard the jury deliver a verdict against us, just as old Kinshella rushed into the court covered with mud and spattered with clay. He had been sent for twenty miles to make a will for Mr.
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