“She’s misguided. She took offence where none was meant. She’s high-strung and her lawyers have taken advantage of an unusual situation to try and collect an excessive amount. But the young woman in the case, the plaintiff herself is, so far as you know, a thoroughly estimable young woman, and you must school yourself to refer to her as such.”
Bertha took a deep breath.
“How much?”
“For just drawing an answer?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I would say that in order to do that we’d need to have a preliminary discussion as to the facts of the case, and—”
“How much?”
“Oh, say seventy-five dollars.”
“For just drawing an answer? Why I’ll bet I could get somebody to just draw an answer for—”
“But we’d have to discuss the facts with you first.”