yard together if you give me any trouble about going with me as you agreed i shall just put you out of the wagon you understand in the first woods we come to and drive on alone � that s all they call at a lawyer s office the interior looked at his frame and noticed the cool and determined manner with which he spoke and concluded that his wisest course was to submit why said if i said upon my honor i suppose i must go but i wish you d listen to reason and go off i could get you out of harm s way in eight and forty hours m made no reply and mounting their wagon they rode on after a few hours they arrived at the town their place of destination and by m s direction drove up to the door of a small square building by the side of the road in the middle of the village opposite to it was a handsome dwelling with a certain correspondence between its appearance and that of the office which indicated they were but parts of one establishment remained at the door with his horse while m went into the office the door opened at once into a small room which small as it was occupied the whole interior of the building a table was before the fire with newspapers of letters and bills and sundry law books lying upon it a few shelves of books all in law calf were against the wall on one side and over the wooden mantle piece were nailed to the wooden holding and and letters of uncouth shapes and coarse at a desk by a window sat a very respectable looking man of elderly appearance writing it was in fact our old friend squire how do you do sir said he addressing the stranger take a seat m sat down in a chair near the table and laid his hat by his side upon the floor isn t it mr m continued the lawyer yes squire replied m i suppose i shall want some of your help the cliffs of conversation in the office with lawyer i am surprised to see you here sir i understood there were some proceedings against you yes and i want every thing to be done lawful and thought i should like to get you to look after my case have you got yes � leg said m coolly what made your escape asked the lawyer with a look of much surprise and interest no they have not got me yet not arrested then how dare you be about here why to tell the truth squire i am tired of this kind of life i am guilty and i have concluded to deliver myself up and i want you to look after my case a little just to see that all is fair but mr m said the lawyer hesitating and looking upon his with surprise this is a strange business i don t know that you are under any obligation to deliver yourself up in this way i don t do it because there is any obligation what then because i am tired of this kind of life and i want to have the punishment over and then begin again new squire looked at him a moment in silence he scarcely knew what to make of such an application after a short pause m resumed and gave him an account of his first escape his retreat at the cliffs his sickness the visit and conversation of the doctor and his subsequent determination to settle up his affairs as he called it entirely and forever squire sat in silence slowly with his the top of his and occasionally looking up at the speaker when he concluded there was another pause at length suddenly looking up he said but why then head mr promises to attend to m s case have you left home at all why didn t you stay and allow yourself to be arrested there because replied the criminal i want to have it plainly understood that give myself up of my own accord when i was entirely at liberty do you suppose i would stay there to be taken like a rat in a trap n here was another pause at length the lawyer laid down his pen and looking up to his said with the air and tone of concluding the conversation well mr m i don t see but you are right � that is if you are sincere and i suppose i have no reason to think you are not i believe you judge wisely it is the only way by which you can lay any solid foundation for peace of mind and happiness when your sentence shall have expired you can begin anew as you have said otherwise you would have impending for a burden on your mind all the rest of your days as a lawyer perhaps i should have given you different advice but as a man i believe you have judged right to suffer the penalty is the easiest and shortest way to the terrible consequences of crime and mr m he continued it is very well for you that there is another way for you to seek the of your sins against god yes sir said m taking up his hat i know there is and that is what put it into my head to give up bad courses and be a new man and i am in earnest about it so i may depend upon you when my case comes on he added going toward the door certainly replied the lawyer the disappeared from the room and the noise of the wagon moving from the door gave notice of his departure the lawyer shook his head as he returned to his work he seems to have some idea of justification through the cliffs 