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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Butevenforthejuniorofficials,theproceedingsinthecourtroomsareusuallykeptsecret,sotheyarehardlyabletoseehowthecasestheyworkwithproceed,courtaffairsappearintheirrangeofvisionoftenwithouttheirknowingwheretheycomefromandtheymoveonfurtherwithouttheirlearningwheretheygo.Socivilservantslikethisarenotabletolearnthethingsyoucanlearnfromstudyingthesuccessivestagesthatindividualtrialsgothrough,thefinalverdictorthereasonsforit.They’reonlyallowedtodealwiththatpartofthetrialwhichthelawallocatesthem,andtheyusuallyknowlessabouttheresultsoftheirworkafterit’sleftthemthanthedefencedoes,eventhoughthedefencewillusuallystayincontactwiththeaccuseduntilthetrialisnearlyatitsend,sothatthecourtofficialscanlearnmanyusefulthingsfromthedefence.Bearingallthisinmind,doesitstillsurpriseK.thattheofficialsareirritatedandoftenexpressthemselvesaboutthelitigantsinunflatteringways-whichisanexperiencesharedbyeveryone.Alltheofficialsareirritated,evenwhentheyappearcalm.Thiscausesmanydifficultiesforthejunioradvocates,ofcourse.Thereisastory,forinstance,thathasverymuchtheringoftruthaboutit.Itgoeslikethis:Oneoftheolderofficials,agoodandpeacefulman,wasdealingwithadifficultmatterforthecourtwhichhadbecomeveryconfused,especiallythankstothecontributionsfromthelawyers.
