A PALTRY THIEF. Lawyer (to defaulter) : Certainly, my dear friend, <■! will defend you in your trouble. How tn%ny thousands did you say ? Defaulting Client (tremulously ) : Oh, sir, don't think me worse than I am. I only took two hundred pounds, and [expect to pay it all back, every penny of it, before I die. Lawyer (with flashing eye and contempt): What! Only £200? Get out, you dishonest rascal !
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Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 35, 18 May 1907, Page 5
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68A PALTRY THIEF. Lawyer (to defaulter): Certainly, my dear friend, <■! will defend you in your trouble. How tn%ny thousands did you say ? Defaulting Client (tremulously) : Oh, sir, don't think me worse than I am. I only took two hundred pounds, and [expect to pay it all back, every penny of it, before I die. Lawyer (with flashing eye and contempt): What! Only £200? Get out, you dishonest rascal ! Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 35, 18 May 1907, Page 5
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