11/25 "I refer--he referred to an affair of--of the affections. Of course you are too young to really understand these things from a--a romantic point of view, as it were, but being a lawyer, your--a--legal training--would make you consider such a matter intelligently, and I might like your advice." "Oh!" said Gifford, seeming to grasp the situation. "Yes; I had one case of that kind in Lockhaven. Jury gave damages to my client; seems they had been engaged twelve years when she jilted him. I detest those breach-of-promise suits; they"-- Mr.Denner bounded from his seat. |