ifMrBoldhadanyulteriorproceedinginview，perhapsitwouldbedesirablethatanynecessaryinformationshouldbesoughtforinaprofessionalwaybyaprofessionalman。MrChadwick’sattorneyswereMessrsCoxandCummins，ofLincoln’sInn。MrBoldtookdowntheaddressofCoxandCummins，remarkedthattheweatherwascoldforthetimeoftheyear，andwishedMrChadwickgood-morning。MrChadwicksaiditwascoldforJune，andbowedhimout。
Heatoncewenttohislawyer，Finney。Now，Boldwasnotveryfondofhisattorney，but，ashesaid，hemerelywantedamanwhoknewtheformsoflaw，andwhowoulddowhathewastoldforhismoney。Hehadnoideaofputtinghimselfinthehandsofalawyer。Hewantedlawfromalawyerashedidacoatfromatailor，becausehecouldnotmakeitsowellhimself；andhethoughtFinneythefittestmaninBarchesterforhispurpose。Inonerespect，atanyrate，hewasright:
Finneywashumilityitself。
FinneyadvisedaninstantlettertoCoxandCummins，mindfulofhissix-and-eightpence。’Slapatthematonce，MrBold。Demandcategoricallyandexplicitlyafullstatementoftheaffairsofthehospital。’
’SupposeIweretoseeMrHardingfirst，’suggestedBold。