A question
of momentous importance was to be decided. "To be or not to be" was
the final answer. Each solution involved a corresponding number of
conflicting doubts and anxieties, and left scarcely any choice in
the mind of the reasoner.
"No doubt it's a good field for a beginner in life. St. John has
more lawyers than would start a colony. Some of us must go to the
wall, and I don't fancy being one of that number."
This was the sunny side of Phillip's reflection. He was trying to
cheat himself into the belief that "green fields and pastures new"
were panacea for all other grievances, and that that was the goal of
his ambition.
"Yes, it's a good 'spec'; but why is the fellow so anxious for me to
get it? Still I would like to hear more of the matter before I
question the motives."
The young lawyer was aware of the fact that Hubert Tracy had been
using his influence for another a short time previous, and he could
not see his motives for such change of opinion. True, a sudden
intimacy had sprung up between them, but the subject had been
hitherto mentioned and acted upon; therefore the last reason formed
no groundwork for his convictions.
Occasionally a dark thought crossed Phillip Lawson's mind.
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