 Umph ! a pretty joke to let this villain rob me in this way ! I thought you would get me out of it; but you say you are not certain. I should like to ask Mr. Scarlett." Lord Abinger at that time ruled the day. I suggested the opinion of a junior counsel,...  Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice - Page 5by Samuel Warren - 1874 - 422 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Warren, Sir George Stephen, Sir James Stephen - Curiosities of the law - 1839 - 422 pages
...home without making an appointment, and a few days after was solaced by a call from a gentleman that I had long known, who wished for my advice on a case...villain rob me in this way ! I thought you would get me out of it; but you say you are not certain. I should like to ask Mr. Scarlett." Lord Abinger at... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - Bar associations - 1896 - 620 pages
...illustration of this temptation. Sharpe's first client was an acquaintance, and, in a sense, a well-wisher. "He clearly had not a leg to stand on, and so I told him." "But must I lose the money, Sharped" "I am afraid so." "Umph! A pretty joke to let this villain rob me in this way. I thought you... | |
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