"_March 20, 1879._
"DEAR SIR,--As I never accept retainers,[23] you will
pardon me for returning the enclosed.
"Yours truly,
CH. O'CONOR."
"_Hon. Samuel J. Tilden._
[23] This I afterwards learned from Mr. O'Conor's own lips was
his invariable practice. He never asked pay for his professional
services until he had earned it.