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The sun's quite hot." "Yes, a beautiful morning," said Tom sadly, as he gave the girl a wistful look, before going into a corner, sitting down and opening Tidd's Practice for what his cousin called a grind. Then with a sigh he went on reading, giving quite a start when Mary had finished her preparations for breakfast, and came to whisper
'I am not doing office-work, Master Copperfield, said Uriah. 'What work, then? I asked. 'I am improving my legal knowledge, Master Copperfield, said Uriah. 'I am going through Tidd's Practice. Oh, what a writer Mr. Tidd is, Master Copperfield!
The Introduction to Crompton's Practice gives a full account of the jurisdiction of the courts, and the steps by which it was arrived at. This book is sometimes called Sellon's Practice, having been arranged by Mr. Sellon. The fourth part of The Institutes of Lord Coke. Tidd's Practice. Stephen on Pleading. Broom's Parties to Actions. Greenleaf on Evidence. Selwyn's Nisi Prius. Leigh's Nisi Prius.
These elementary works, with some others of an immediately practical cast Tidd's Practice, Stephen's Pleading, Greenleaf's Evidence, Leigh's Nisi Prius, Mitford's Equity Pleading well conned, make up the best part of office reading. Of course the Acts of Assembly should be gone over and over again. I do not say that this is all.
Corwin painted in mock heroic style the knowledge of military affairs which the lawyer member from Michigan had acquired from reading Tidd's Practice and Espinasse's Nisi Prius, studies so happily adapted to the art of war, the House fairly roared with delight.
This was the proximate cause, I suppose, of my dreaming about him, for what appeared to me to be half the night; and dreaming, among other things, that he had launched Mr. Peggotty's house on a piratical expedition, with a black flag at the masthead, bearing the inscription 'Tidd's Practice', under which diabolical ensign he was carrying me and little Em'ly to the Spanish Main, to be drowned.
It seemed a long time too till half-past eight, and though he took up a book of natural history full of interest, it seemed to be as hard reading as Tidd's Practice, in Gray's Inn. "Seat uncomfortable, Tom?" said his uncle at last. "No, uncle," said the boy, colouring. "Why?" "Because you can't sit still. Oh, I understand. You are thinking of going out to watch." "Yes, uncle." "Humph!
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