My solicitors tell me that I am certain to win.

But they say some of the things I have written will be brought up against me in court.

Now you know all I have written.

Would you in your position as editor of _The Fortnightly_ come and give evidence for me, testify for instance that 'Dorian Gray' is not immoral ?" "Yes," I replied at once, "I should be perfectly willing, and I could say more than that; I could say that you are one of the very few men I have ever known whose talk and whose writings were vowed away from grossness of any sort." "Oh! Frank, would you?
It would be so kind of you," he cried out.

"My solicitors said I ought to ask you, but they were afraid you would not like to come: your evidence will win the case.