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           Insteadofwhichtherewerejustmorehearings,andmostofthemwentthroughthesamethingsanyway;Ihadalltheanswersoffpatlikeinachurchservice;thereweremessengersfromthecourtcomingtomeatworkseveraltimesaweek,ortheycametomeathomeoranywhereelsetheycouldfindme;andthatwasverydisturbingofcourse(butatleastnowthingsarebetterinthatrespect,it’smuchlessdisturbingwhentheycontactyoubytelephone),andrumoursaboutmytrialevenstartedtospreadamongsomeofthepeopleIdobusinesswith,andespeciallymyrelations,soIwasbeingmadetosufferinmanydifferentwaysbuttherewasstillnottheslightestsignthateventhefirsthearingwouldtakeplacesoon.SoIwenttothelawyerandcomplainedaboutit.Heexplaineditalltomeatlength,butrefusedtodoanythingIaskedfor,no-onehasanyinfluenceonthewaythetrialproceeds,hesaid,totryandinsistonitinanyofthedocumentssubmitted-likeIwasasking-wassimplyunheardofandwoulddoharmtobothhimandme.Ithoughttomyself:Whatthislawyercan’torwon’tdoanotherlawyerwill.SoIlookedroundforotherlawyers.Andbeforeyousayanything:noneofthemaskedforadefinitedateforthemaintrialandnoneofthemgotone,andanyway,apartfromoneexceptionwhichI’lltalkaboutinaminute,itreallyisimpossible,that’sonethingthislawyerdidn’tmisleadmeabout;butbesides,Ihadnoreasontoregretturningtootherlawyers.Perhapsyou’vealreadyheardhowDr.