"I want you to make men believe that I am innocent of
this crime."
This was better than Mr. Chaffanbrass expected. "I trust that we may
succeed in making twelve men believe it," said he.
"Comparatively I do not care a straw for the twelve men. It is not to
them especially that I am anxious that you should address yourself--"
"But that will be my bounden duty, Mr. Finn."
"I can well believe, sir, that though I have myself been bred a
lawyer, I may not altogether understand the nature of an advocate's
duty to his client. But I would wish something more to be done than
what you intimate."
"The duty of an advocate defending a prisoner is to get a verdict
of acquittal if he can, and to use his own discretion in making the
attempt."
"But I want something more to be attempted, even if in the struggle
something less be achieved. I have known men to be so acquitted that
every man in court believed them to be guilty."
"No doubt;--and such men have probably owed much to their advocates."
"It is not such a debt that I wish to owe.
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