"I have taken it upon myself to pay all of my
just debts before the order of the Court takes effect. In other words,
sir, I have settled in full with my attorneys, my doctors and my
servants. They are paid up to the minute, Mr. Hoskins."
The lawyer stared. "Do you mean to say that you have paid out of the
estate the fees--undoubtedly exorbitant--of these lawyers for the ten
years' fiddling they have been--"
"My doctor's name is Fiddler, sir," interrupted Mr. Bingle, looking so
hard into Mr. Hoskins' eyes that once more the interruption passed
unresented. "I have paid them all in full, if that's what you are
trying to get at."
"Don't you know that such an act is distinctly illegal?" demanded Mr.
Hoskins.
"So my lawyers informed me."
"And yet they permitted you to hand over to them large sums of money
in the nature of fees without waiting for an order of the Court,
knowing full well that an opinion had been handed down? It is
incomprehensible!"
"It shouldn't be incomprehensible to you, Judge Hoskins," said Mr.
Bingle gently.
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