I could be disbarred if I was lawyer for both sides.

It's like this, you see: I'm Wade's lawyer--at least the firm I am with are his lawyers--and of course I'm acting in Wade's interest.

But you're an old chum of mine, and if I can I'm going to try and make it easier for you.
You understand, don't you ?" "Yes, I understand, Charlie," answered Vandover, "and you are just a brick." Vandover passed the rest of the day in his sitting-room, the suspense of the situation slowly screwing his nerves tenser and tenser.

He walked for hours back and forth, his hands clasped behind his back, his head bent down, his forehead drawn into a frown of anxiety and exasperation, or he stood for a long time at the window looking out into the street with eyes that saw nothing.

At supper that night he found that his appetite had left him; the very thought of food revolted him.