human
Well, I said to him one day,
gpt
Why don't I what?
human
Get all the criminal business there is,
gpt
Quib, he exclaimed excitedly,
human
I think so, I returned.
gpt
How does this strike you? Why not issue a policy, like life or accident insurance, in which for a moderate sum you agree to defend _free of charge_ any man accused of crime? You know that every criminal is always trying to save up money against the time when he shall be caught and have to hire a lawyer. Now, it is true that these fellows pay very well, but there are not many that can pay a large fee. If you could get enough crooks to take out a policy at ten dollars per year you might make a good thing of it.
human
But how would we get our scheme going? inquired my partner, with a gleam in his eye.
gpt
It certainly is a gold mine, if it will work.
human
Leave the thing to me,