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... called I was gone to the Temple , " and sallied forth on a Paul Pry expedition among all my friends and acquaint- ances ; but I verily believe that the demon of ill - luck , if there is such a deity in heathen mythology , presided over ...
... called I was gone to the Temple , " and sallied forth on a Paul Pry expedition among all my friends and acquaint- ances ; but I verily believe that the demon of ill - luck , if there is such a deity in heathen mythology , presided over ...
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... called to instruct me to file an information against the trustees of an important charity . " Gone to the Temple " was as unintelligible to his noble ears as if my clerk had reported me " gone to the devil ; " perhaps , in his opinion ...
... called to instruct me to file an information against the trustees of an important charity . " Gone to the Temple " was as unintelligible to his noble ears as if my clerk had reported me " gone to the devil ; " perhaps , in his opinion ...
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... called for my bill , and I looked on my fortune as made : it somewhat exceeded forty - one pounds , five shillings , and sixpence , and was paid to a fraction ; but I lost my client ! I did afterwards conduct for him an appeal to the ...
... called for my bill , and I looked on my fortune as made : it somewhat exceeded forty - one pounds , five shillings , and sixpence , and was paid to a fraction ; but I lost my client ! I did afterwards conduct for him an appeal to the ...
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... called on ; the jury sworn ; and then the defendant cried peccavi ! offered to submit to the damages assessed before , and pay all costs of the second trial . What man in his sober senses would reject such overtures ! Of course I ...
... called on ; the jury sworn ; and then the defendant cried peccavi ! offered to submit to the damages assessed before , and pay all costs of the second trial . What man in his sober senses would reject such overtures ! Of course I ...
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... called , meets with the same adventures , more or less ; but I cannot help thinking that I have had more than my fair share . There are two classes of clients that I have always found especially fickle and difficult to please ; and yet ...
... called , meets with the same adventures , more or less ; but I cannot help thinking that I have had more than my fair share . There are two classes of clients that I have always found especially fickle and difficult to please ; and yet ...
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