Courtrooms
Laterthatm,threemen-twolawyersandthejudge-satinchamberswhileLonfinishedspeaking.Itwasamomentbeforethejudgeanswered.
"Itsanunusualrequest,"hesaid,pthesituation."Itseemstomethetrialcouldverywellendtoday.Areyousayingthisurgentmattertwaituntillaterthiseveningortomorrow?
"No,YourHonor,itt,"Lonansweredalmosttooquickly.Stayrelaxed,hetoldhimself.Takeadeepbreath.
"Andithasnothingtodowiththiscase?"
"No,YourHonor.Itsofapersonalnature.Iknowitsoutoftheordinary,butIreallyakecareofit."Good,better.
Thejudgeleanedbahischair,evaluatinghimforamoment."Mr.Bates,howdoyoufeelaboutthis?"
Heclearedhisthroat."Mr.HammondcalledmethismandIvealreadyspokentomyts.TheyrewillingtopostpoilMonday."
"Isee,"thejudgesaid."Anddoyoubelieveitisinyourtsbestiodothis?"
"Ibelieveso,"hesaid."Mr.Hammondhasagreedtoreopendiscussionoainmatternotcoveredbythisproceeding."
Thejudgelookedhardatbothofthemandthoughtaboutit."Idontlikeit,"hefinallysaid,"notatall.ButMr.Hammondhasnevermadeasimilarrequestbefore,andIassumethematterisveryimportanttohim."
Hepausedforeffect,thenlookedtosomepapersonhisdesk."IllagreetoadjournuntilMonday.Nineoclocksharp."
"Thankyou,YourHonor,"Lonsaid.
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"Itsanunusualrequest,"hesaid,pthesituation."Itseemstomethetrialcouldverywellendtoday.Areyousayingthisurgentmattertwaituntillaterthiseveningortomorrow?
"No,YourHonor,itt,"Lonansweredalmosttooquickly.Stayrelaxed,hetoldhimself.Takeadeepbreath.
"Andithasnothingtodowiththiscase?"
"No,YourHonor.Itsofapersonalnature.Iknowitsoutoftheordinary,butIreallyakecareofit."Good,better.
Thejudgeleanedbahischair,evaluatinghimforamoment."Mr.Bates,howdoyoufeelaboutthis?"
Heclearedhisthroat."Mr.HammondcalledmethismandIvealreadyspokentomyts.TheyrewillingtopostpoilMonday."
"Isee,"thejudgesaid."Anddoyoubelieveitisinyourtsbestiodothis?"
"Ibelieveso,"hesaid."Mr.Hammondhasagreedtoreopendiscussionoainmatternotcoveredbythisproceeding."
Thejudgelookedhardatbothofthemandthoughtaboutit."Idontlikeit,"hefinallysaid,"notatall.ButMr.Hammondhasnevermadeasimilarrequestbefore,andIassumethematterisveryimportanttohim."
Hepausedforeffect,thenlookedtosomepapersonhisdesk."IllagreetoadjournuntilMonday.Nineoclocksharp."
"Thankyou,YourHonor,"Lonsaid.
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