“I understand.”
He beamed, then the beam expanded into a chuckle. “You do, at that,” he said.
We were silent for a minute, then Crumweather went on. “I find that you’ve had a legal education. Most interesting. I consider a legal education a wonderful foundation for success in almost any field of endeavour.”
“Primarily in the law business,” I said.
He threw back his head and laughed. “A dry sense of humor, my boy, very dry, very interesting. You know, a man with your keenness of perception could make a great deal of money in the law business — if he had the proper connections. It’s very difficult for a young lawyer to open an office, finance the purchase of books and office furniture, and then wait for clients to come in.”
“So I understand.”
“But persons who have a well-established law practice are sometimes willing to consider offering junior partnerships to men with the right amount of ability.”
I didn’t say anything.
He said, “I find, Donald, that you had an argument with the grievance committee in regard to legal ethics. You told a client how to commit a murder and avoid all legal responsibility.”
“I didn’t tell him anything of the sort. I was discussing abstract law.”