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McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928

"Mr. Bingle"

"You are a lawyer yourself."
"Am I to infer that you--What do you mean, sir?"
"I leave that entirely to you, sir."
Mr. Hoskins coughed, although there was nothing to indicate that it
was necessary.
"It is possible, sir, for my clients to bring suit against you for a
full accounting of all monies that you have expended or misused in--"
"I wouldn't say that, if I were you, Judge Hoskins."
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Bingle. For all monies that belong or have
belonged to the estate of their father. I say it is possible for them
to do so--but not likely. You should not forget that this estate
virtually has been held in trust by you for all these years, pending
the final decision--a point agreed upon by my clients and yourself in
the desire to increase the value of--"
"If they feel inclined to bring such a suit, Mr. Hoskins, I shall not
combat it," said Mr. Bingle drily. "They may take judgment by default.
They are used to waiting by this time, so it won't be anything new for
them to wait a million years for what they'd get if they sued me.


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