Your husband?

　　Yes. He’s come with me tonight. Let me introduce you to Tarsan!

　　Hi, everybody.

　　Mr. Pollard and the Solicitor:

　　People think that all solicitors are rich and prosperous. In any town there are, of course, rich and prosperous solicitors, but there are also solicitors like me. I am neither rich nor prosperous. I have an office over a fish and chip shop, for which I pay an exorbitant rent, and two rather inefficient secretaries.

　　I suppose it is because my premises are in the less fashionable part of the town, but my clients always seem to have enormous problems and miserable incomes. Mr. Pollard was exactly that sort of client. He was a small, untidy little man, with a large head and round, old-fashioned spectacles.

　　“I have a problem,” he began nervously, “I bought this house, you see. I got a mortgage from the building society, but then I lost my job, so I got behind with the payments.” He gave me the details. It appeared that he owed eleven payments of fifty pounds, and had no job and no money. Not surprisingly the building society had written to say they intended to take possession of the house; sell it, and thus get back any money.

　　“What would happen if they sold it for less than I paid?” he asked. “Would I get back any money?”

　　“Probably not,” I replied.

　　“Would you mind telephoning the building society?” he pleaded, “and see if they could possibly give me a little more time?”

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