The Case and Exceptions: Stories of Counsel and Clients

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Second Edition
NEW YORK Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers
Copyright, 1900 , By Frederick A. Stokes Company.
To M. W. H.

In General Sessions Court Room, June 5, 1896 .
Dorothy dear:
It is over. Warren’s fate is in the hands of the jury. I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
For more than two hours I have been sitting here fighting it all through again.
You have not known what this case means to me, and doubtless have often found me a dull companion and neglectful lover during the past months. But I will not cry “peccavi,” my Lady, unless you pronounce me guilty after reading what I write. See how confident I am—not of myself but of you!