human
Well, Mr. Quibble, he began gruffly, as if he were about to add,
gpt
Mr. Haight, said I with great defence,
human
I have called on you at the suggestion of my guardian and trustee, Mr. Tuckerman Toddleham, of Barristers' Hall, Boston, to inquire whether I may not be allowed the great privilege of a desk in your office. I am a Harvard man, born in Salem, and of an old Massachusetts family. Ever since I made up my mind as a boy to enter the law it has been my ambition to study in your office; and, I may add, it is also the earnest hope of my guardian, Mr. Toddleham.
gpt
Do you refer to the Mr. Toddleham of 'Toddleham on Perpetuities'?
human
The same,
gpt
I am glad to know you, Mr. Quibble, he exclaimed, extending his hand.
human
I have often wished that I could meet your guardian and ask the great Mr. Toddleham face to face what he really thinks of the Rule in Shelley's Case--what do you think of it? What _was_ the Rule in Shelley's Case, may I ask?
gpt
The law is no respecter of person. I suppose the rule was _the same in his case as in any other_.