'The attorney cast a still more anxious look at the packet; and his visitor, untying the string that bound it, disclosed a quantity of promissory notes, with copies of deeds, and other documents.
'"The whole amount is many thousands of pounds," said the attorney, looking over the papers.
Higgs's apartment, to find that gentleman commissioned to give him some message of compromise or conciliation from his father; perhaps his haughty and cold demeanour was adopted as a sign of his spirit and resolution: but if so, his fierceness was met by a chilling coolness and indifference on the attorney's part, that rendered swaggering absurd.
His hotel bill, losses at billiards and cards to Captain Crawley had almost drained the young man's purse, which wanted replenishing before he set out on his travels, and he had no resource but to infringe upon the two thousand pounds which the attorneys were commissioned to pay over to him.
After a moment's silence the
Attorney said, meekly:
"Why not let it drop!" said the Prosecuting
Attorney. "I tell you what you do, Mr.
Aroused from studying the indictment by this appeal, the
attorney got up, and after a short dialogue with the hunter in a low voice, he informed the court that they were ready to proceed.
She had not long to wait before the punctual
attorney entered, knitting his brow with an examining glance at the stout blond woman who rose, curtsying deferentially,--a tallish man, with an aquiline nose and abundant iron-gray hair.
A policeman, chewing stolidly, nodded toward an elevator shaft, and other policemen nodded him further on to the office of the district
attorney. There Arnold Thorndike breathed more freely.
"My father is king's
attorney," replied Andrea calmly.
They began with the practice of an
attorney and they ended with it.
I met this
attorney, and gave him all the particulars at large, as they are recited above; and he assured me it was a case, as he said, that would very well support itself, and that he did not question but that a jury would give very considerable damages on such an occasion; so taking his full instructions he began the prosecution, and the mercer being arrested, gave bail.