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The Vanishing Man

CHAPTER VII
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We shall do all the actual work.

Why do you ask ?" "I was thinking of the solicitor's costs, and I was going to mention that I have a little money of my own--" "Then keep it, my dear fellow.

You'll want it when you go into practice.
There will be no difficulty about the solicitor; I shall ask one of my friends to act nominally as a personal favour to me--Marchmont would take the case for us, Jervis, I am sure." "Yes," said Jervis.

"Or old Brodribb, if we put it to him _amicus curiae_." "It is excessively kind of both of you to take this benevolent interest in the case of my friends," I said; "and it is to be hoped that they won't be foolishly proud and stiff-necked about it.

It's rather the way with poor gentlefolk." "I'll tell you what!" exclaimed Jervis.


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