What the lawyer believes or don't believe hasn't got anything to do with it: it's his business to believe as his client does, and make other folks believe so, too.

Ray Bartram is just the sort of a fellow a man would want in such a case.

He's got that way of looking as if he knew everything, just like his father had before him, that makes folks give in to him in spite of themselves.
Besides, he'll say or do anything to carry his point." "Isn't that putting it rather strong, Brother Quickset ?" "Of course it isn't.

Don't I know, I should like to ask?
Don't I always hire him myself ?" "Oh!" That was the only word the other deacon spoke, but his eyes danced, and he twisted his lips into an odd grin.
"Oh, get out!" exclaimed the pillar of orthodoxy.

"You needn't take it that way.