NOVICE.--(_a_) Don’t, unless you want penal servitude for life. (_b_)
Any respectable burglar. (_c_) We do not answer questions on chiropody
in this column.
HARD UP.--_Brougham on Conveyances_ will explain whether your contract
to purchase the motor-car is binding or not.
FARMER.--It is either an “escrow” or a scarecrow; impossible to state
definitely without further information.
B. AND S.--There is no reduction (of the fine) in taking a
quantity--generally the reverse.
TRAVELLER.--By travelling in the manner you describe, viz., under the
seat, you render yourself liable to “stoppage _in transitu_,” and to
completing the rest of your journey on foot “_in custodia legis_.” The
authorities on this point are very clear. See _Constable’s Reports_,
P.C. X. Y. Z., Vol. XIV., pages 72-85.
JUSTICE.--If the defendant lost, you, being plaintiff would win, and
_vice versâ_. Consult a solicitor.
STUDENT.--Can only spare space for half your questions. “Aggravated
assault” explains itself, an assault which aggravates or annoys you.
“Damage fesant,” a badly shot pheasant. “Simple larceny,” taking an
empty purse out of a pocket in which a sovereign is lying loose.
“Misdemeanour” is of course the demeanour of an unmarried woman, or in
plainer language, the airs she gives herself.
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[Illustration: “Gentlemen, I am ready to admit that his career in the
past has not been free from blemish----”]
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A BRIEF EXISTENCE.--A barrister’s.
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THE LETTER OF THE LAW.--The “letter of the law” must be _x_. It
expresses a quantity that is unknown.
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A LAW SUIT.--Wig, gown, and bands.
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HOW TO MAKE USE OF “THE BLOCK IN THE LAW COURTS.”--Try wigs on it.
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GOOD LEGAL SECURITIES.--De-Benchers of Lincoln’s Inn.
[Illustration]
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[Illustration: “WHEN THE CAT’S AWAY”----
Mr. Blazer, K.C., returns unexpectedly to his chambers in the middle of
vacation.]
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