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           IfoundthatIcouldneverletanyoneelsedealwiththissortofworkunlessIwantedtoharmboththeclientandthejobIhadtakenon.Butthedecisiontodoalltheworkmyselfhaditsobviousresult:IwasforcedtoturnalmosteveryoneawaywhoaskedmetorepresentthemandcouldonlyacceptthoseIwasespeciallyinterestedin-wellthereareenoughcreatureswholeapateverycrumbIthrowdown,andthey’renotsoveryfaraway.Mostimportantly,Ibecameillfromover-work.ButdespitethatIdon’tregretmydecision,quitepossiblyIshouldhaveturnedmorecasesawaythanIdid,butitdidturnouttobeentirelynecessaryformetodevotemyselffullytothecasesIdidtakeon,andthesuccessfulresultsshowedthatitwasworthit.Ioncereadadescriptionofthedifferencebetweenrepresentingsomeoneinordinarylegalmattersandinlegalmattersofthissort,andthewriterexpresseditverywell.Thisiswhathesaid:somelawyersleadtheirclientsonathreaduntiljudgementispassed,butthereareotherswhoimmediatelylifttheirclientsontotheirshouldersandcarrythemallthewaytothejudgementandbeyond.That’sjusthowitis.ButitwasquitetruewhenIsaidIneverregretallthiswork.Butif,asinyourcase,theyaresofullymisunderstood,well,thenIcomeveryclosetoregrettingit."AllthistalkingdidmoretomakeK.impatientthantopersuadehim.Fromthewaythelawyerwasspeaking,K.