He meant to be a lawyer, not a scandal-hunting detective or pursuer of small debtors with a constable's process.
He tried to forget politics, and yet, in spite of his indifference, hardly a day passed that did not bring visitors to his office bent upon discussing the outlook.

Many of these were from the country; men who, like Ramsay, were hopeful of at last getting rid of Bassett.

Some of his visitors were young lawyers like himself, most of them graduates of the state colleges, who were disposed to take their politics seriously.

Nor were these all of his own party.

He found that many young Republicans, affected by the prevailing unrest, held practically his own views on national questions.