“‘How did you do it, Barney?’ he asked.
“‘How did I do it, Sir?’
“‘Yes.’
“‘I didn’t do anything.’
“‘But why was it matters went so smoothly to-day? You must have used some influence.’
“‘No, Sir,—that is—well,—I think the Leader saw me at Tuesday’s meeting, Sir.’”
Young Hudson was the first to break the silence which followed Norris’ recital.
“I’ve always said,” he began, “that some of the most annoying things in practice come from the obstinacy of clients. Now I had a case——”