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Night and Morning

PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1845
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And the pages which refer to that suit were not only written from the opinion annexed to the brief I sent in, but submitted to the eye of my counsel, and revised by his pen .-- (N.B.He was feed.) Judge then my dismay when I heard long afterwards that the late Mr.O'Connell disputed the soundness of the law I had thus bought and paid for! "Who shall decide when doctors disagree ?" All I can say is, that I took the best opinion that love or money could get me; and I should add, that my lawyer, unawed by the alleged ipse dixit of the great Agitator (to be sure, he is dead), still stoutly maintains his own views of the question.
[I have, however, thought it prudent so far to meet the objection suggested by Mr.O'Connell, as to make a slight alteration in this edition, which will probably prevent the objection, if correct, being of any material practical effect on the disposition of that visionary El Dorado--the Beaufort Property.] Let me hope that the right heir will live long enough to come under the Statute of Limitations.

Possession is nine points of the law, and Time may give the tenth.
Kenbworth.
NIGHT AND MORNING..


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