Trip 788 of 5250 collection book47
To this place he was followed by his solicitor who was allured by the prospectbook13 of another job and who with great demonstrations of satisfaction congratulated him upon the happy issue of the trial arrogating to himself the merit of having saved him eight thousand pounds in the article of damages by the previous steps he had taken and the noble defence that he and his friends the counsel had made for their client he even hinted an expectation of receiving a gratuity for his extraordinary care and discretion. Sir I have no money to send you or lend you and cannot help repeating my expressions of surprise at your confidence in making such a strange and unwarranted demand. While the solicitor was employed in this negotiation he despatched his valetdechambre to one nobleman and Maurice to another with billets signifying the nature of the verdict which his adversary had obtained and desiring that each would lend him a thousand pounds upon his parole until he could negotiate bills upon the Continent.
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